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Spencer Fire Department

Spencer, WI · Marathon County. Spencer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 53 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

53
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Spencer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Wisconsin average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+89%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
92/100
Spencer Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
53 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
53 personnel · 1 station

Spencer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Spencer, WI (Marathon County), with 1 station and 53 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,508 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #3,508 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #74 of 695
  • 1.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Marathon County

Spencer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

53 Top 16% higher than 84% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 37140 · Spencer Fire Department, WI 53 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 53
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,508
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mount Grove Volun…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mount Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WI department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Spencer, WI
FDID
37140

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Spencer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #74 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,508 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 89% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Spencer Fire Department is 9.7% of Marathon County roster mass

The county lists 24 departments totaling 549 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 92% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 53 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mount Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WV (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Athens Area Fire Department
Athens · other
Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department
Marathon · volunteer
Kronenwetter Fire Department
Mosinee · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 53 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every WI department.

Mount Grove Volunteer Fire Department, WV 53 Murray City Fire Department, UT 53 Panther Creek Volunteer Fire Department, TN 53 Newport Township Consolidated Fire Company, PA 53 Taunton Fire Department, NY 53 Dewitt Fire District, NY 53 Whitesboro Fire Department, NY 53 City of Lebanon Fire Department, NH 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Spencer Fire Department have?

Spencer Fire Department has 53 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 89% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,508 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #74 of 695 by personnel.

Does Spencer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Spencer Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Spencer Fire Department operate?

Spencer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Spencer Fire Department?

Spencer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marathon County, WI. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin has 961 fire departments with 26,974 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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