Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Tisch Mills Fire Department

Kewaunee, WI · Kewaunee County. Tisch Mills Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tisch Mills Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wisconsin average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+21%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$269,810
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
56/100
Tisch Mills 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
34 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
$7,936 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 1 station

Tisch Mills Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kewaunee, WI (Kewaunee County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,523 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $269,810.

  • National personnel rank #8,523 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #326 of 695
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Kewaunee County

Tisch Mills Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 36160 · Tisch Mills Fire Department, WI 34 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,523
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hillsboro Fire an…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $270K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, OH (+ 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
Kewaunee, WI
FDID
36160

FEMA Grant History

$270K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-09937 $269,809.52

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Tisch Mills Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #326 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,523 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 21% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster geometry

Kewaunee County HIFLD mix around Tisch Mills Fire Department

Kewaunee County: 8 departments, 178 personnel (5 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 75% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Casco Volunteer Fire Department
Casco · volunteer
Kewaunee Fire Department
Kewaunee · volunteer
Luxemburg Fire Department
Luxemburg · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

Hillsboro Fire and Rescue, OH 34 Big Piney-Marbleton Volunteer Fire Department, WY 34 Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, WV 34 Valley Center Fire Protection District, CA 34 Triadelpha Volunteer Fire Department, WV 34 Seneca Castle Fire Department, NY 34 Jewett Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, OH 34 Pine Hill Fire Department, SC 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tisch Mills Fire Department have?

Tisch Mills Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 21% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,523 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #326 of 695 by personnel.

Does Tisch Mills Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tisch Mills Fire Department operate?

Tisch Mills Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tisch Mills Fire Department?

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

Has Tisch Mills Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Tisch Mills Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $269,809.52 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Wisconsin?

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

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