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Spooner Fire District

Spooner, WI · Washburn County. Spooner Fire District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 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.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Spooner Fire District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 36%
national personnel size
+25%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
77/100
Spooner Fire District

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 B
35 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
35 personnel · 1 station

Spooner Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Spooner, WI (Washburn County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,125 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,125 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #303 of 695
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Washburn County

Spooner Fire District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 36% higher than 64% 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 65040 · Spooner Fire District, WI 35 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,125
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crabtree Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Spooner, WI
FDID
65040

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Spooner Fire District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #303 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,125 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 25% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster weight

Spooner Fire District carries 33.7% of Washburn County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (104 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 80% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Minong Volunteer Fire Department
Minong · volunteer
Shell Lake Fire Department
Shell Lake · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Hunker Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 North Hempfield Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35 North Irwin Volunteer Fire Company, PA 35 Batesland Fire Volunteer Fire Department, SD 35 Rostraver Central Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Grandview Volunteer Fire Department, PA 35 Big Creek Fire Department, AR 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Spooner Fire District have?

Spooner Fire District has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 25% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,125 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #303 of 695 by personnel.

Does Spooner Fire District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Spooner Fire District operate?

Spooner Fire District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Spooner Fire District?

Spooner Fire District is a Volunteer department serving Washburn 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.