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Vesper Volunteer Fire Department

Vesper, WI · Wood County. Vesper Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 40%
national personnel size
+18%
vs. Wisconsin average
1
station
$656,429
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
70/100
Vesper 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
33 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 B
$19,892 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
33 personnel · 1 station

Vesper Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Vesper, WI (Wood County), with 1 station and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,899 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $656,429.

  • National personnel rank #8,899 of 22,440
  • WI personnel rank #347 of 695
  • 3.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 16 other listed departments in Wood County

Vesper Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 40% higher than 60% 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 71120 · Vesper Volunteer Fire Department, WI 33 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,899
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harris Township
  • FEMA-MID $656K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Harris Township Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Vesper, WI
FDID
71120

FEMA Grant History

$656K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FR00528 $656,429

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

Staffing vs the Wisconsin average

How Vesper Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wisconsin. In-state it ranks #347 of 695 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,899 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 18% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
54
WI departments
961

County roster fringe

Vesper Volunteer Fire Department is 7.2% of Wood County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 460 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 71% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Harris Township Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Harris Township Fire Department, IN 33 Bixby Fire Department, OK 33 City of Sand Springs Fire Department, OK 33 Atkinson Fire Department, NH 33 Troy Township Fire Department, OH 33 Arkabutla Fire Department, MS 33 Pineview Volunteer Fire Department, TN 33 Grant Volunteer Fire Department, NE 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Vesper Volunteer Fire Department have?

Vesper Volunteer Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 18% above the Wisconsin average of 28 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,899 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WI, it ranks #347 of 695 by personnel.

Does Vesper Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Vesper Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Vesper Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Vesper Volunteer Fire Department?

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

Has Vesper Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Vesper Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $656,429 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.