Current Wisconsin Fire Department Statistics

Department Type

Description

Total Number of Departments in Wisconsin

Career Fire Departments

100% of the members are in full or part time paid positions

43

Combination Fire Departments

Combination of full time, paid on-call, or volunteer members

134

Volunteer Fire Departments

Predominantly volunteer members

620

Federal, State, Military, or Tribal Departments

Governed by Federal, State, Military, or Tribal organizations

10

Private

Private Fire Brigade

2

Total Fire Departments in Wisconsin

809

Fire Department Types

Number of Firefighters

Career Firefighters

4,825

Paid Volunteers

8,177

Unpaid Volunteers

12,410

Non-Firefighter Staff

5,216

Total Number of Firefighter Department Personnel

30,628