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Theresa Volunteer Fire Department

Theresa, WI · Dodge County. Theresa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Theresa Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+29%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$320,953
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
59/100
Theresa Volunteer 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 B
36 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 D
$8,915 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Theresa Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Theresa, WI (Dodge County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,507 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $320,953.

  • National personnel rank #7,507 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #272 of 695
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 20 other listed departments in Dodge County

Theresa Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 14170 · Theresa Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dry Fork Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $321K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dry Fork Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Theresa, WI
FDID
14170

FEMA Grant History

$321K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FV00487 $320,953

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Theresa Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #272 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,507 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 29% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Theresa Volunteer Fire Department is 5.5% of Dodge County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 659 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 86% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Dry Fork Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Dry Fork Volunteer Fire Department, VA 36 Manning City Fire Station, IA 36 Big Pine Fire Department, CA 36 Kenesaw Volunteer Fire Department, NE 36 Norwich Fire Department, VT 36 Burkeville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, VA 36 Petit Jean Fire Station, AR 36 Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department, AK 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Theresa Volunteer Fire Department have?

Theresa Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 29% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,507 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #272 of 695 by personnel.

Does Theresa Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Theresa Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Theresa Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Theresa Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Theresa Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Theresa Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $320,953 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.