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Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department

Tomahawk, WI · Lincoln County. Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 28 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.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wisconsin average.

47th pct.
national personnel size
+0%
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
62/100
Tomahawk 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
28 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
28 personnel · 1 station

Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Tomahawk, WI (Lincoln County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,821 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,821 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #481 of 695
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 53% higher than 47% 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 35030 · Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department, WI 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #11,821
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Greenfield Townsh…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Tomahawk, WI
FDID
35030

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #481 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,821 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster geometry

Lincoln County HIFLD mix around Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department

Lincoln County: 6 departments, 147 personnel (4 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Corning Volunteer Fire Department
Merrill · volunteer
Merrill Fire Department
Merrill · career
Town of Russell Fire Department
Gleason · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 28 personnel

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

Greenfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, PA 28 Bluffdale Fire Department, UT 28 White Hall Volunteer Fire Department, AR 28 Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department, NE 28 Oro Vista Volunteer Fire and Rescue, NM 28 Isleton Fire Department, CA 28 Hamburg Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 28 Tabor Volunteer Fire Department / Mills Fremont Rural Fire Protective Association, IA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department have?

Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,821 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #481 of 695 by personnel.

Does Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department?

Tomahawk Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lincoln 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.