Department profile

Volunteer

Wheaton Fire Department

Wheaton, MN · Traverse County. Wheaton Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Wheaton Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Minnesota average.

37th pct.
national personnel size
+19%
vs. Minnesota average
1
station
$676,667
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
64/100
Wheaton 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 C
25 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$27,067 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 1 station

Wheaton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Wheaton, MN (Traverse County), with 1 station and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,156 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $676,667.

  • National personnel rank #14,156 of 22,440
  • MN personnel rank #341 of 614
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Traverse County

Wheaton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 63% higher than 37% 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 78104 · Wheaton Fire Department, MN 25 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,156
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Farmington Townsh…
  • FEMA-MID $677K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Farmington Township Volunteer Fire Department, 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 MN department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Wheaton, MN
FDID
78104

FEMA Grant History

$677K
Cumulative funding (FY2022–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-04625 $457,142.85
2022 EMW-2022-FG-04174 $219,523.8

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

Staffing vs the Minnesota average

How Wheaton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Minnesota. In-state it ranks #341 of 614 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,156 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 19% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
48
MN departments
883

County roster weight

Wheaton Fire Department carries 100.0% of Traverse County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (25 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 25% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Farmington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Browns Valley Fire Department
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Dumont Fire Department
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Tintah Fire Department
Tintah · other
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Farmington Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 25 Treynor Fire Department/Treynor Ambualance Service, IA 25 Moorefield Community Fire Department 1 Incorporated, IN 25 Shadeland Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, OH 25 Sharpsville Volunteer Fire Department, IN 25 Alva Fire Department, OK 25 Southeast Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department, TN 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wheaton Fire Department have?

Wheaton Fire Department has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 19% above the Minnesota average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,156 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MN, it ranks #341 of 614 by personnel.

Does Wheaton Fire Department provide EMS services?

Wheaton Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Wheaton Fire Department operate?

Wheaton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wheaton Fire Department?

Wheaton Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Traverse County, MN. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Wheaton Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Wheaton Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $676,666.65 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

How many fire departments are in Minnesota?

Minnesota has 883 fire departments with 18,231 total personnel. 68% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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