Lake Geneva Fire Department

What Lake Geneva Fire Department does

The Lake Geneva Fire Department is a municipal fire and emergency services agency operating under a combination staffing model (career and part-time personnel, 11-50 employees) from four fire stations across approximately 50 square miles in Walworth County, Wisconsin. The department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, public fire safety education, and fire prevention/code enforcement to the City of Lake Geneva, Town of Geneva, and Town of Linn, with mutual aid extensions into Northern Illinois and Southeast Wisconsin through the MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) network. Founded in 1880, the department has operated continuously for over 145 years as a government function rather than a commercial entity.

The department's service portfolio spans emergency response and proactive risk reduction. Emergency response capabilities include structural firefighting, EMS, and technical rescue. Complementary services include a Fire Prevention Bureau staffed by three part-time inspectors conducting code enforcement and occupancy inspections, a Smoke Detector Installation Program providing detectors to residents, Event Standby Services for public gatherings, and Knox Box Rapid Entry System installations for commercial properties. The Knox Box and Event Standby offerings represent the department's primary user-fee revenue lines outside the core tax-funded mandate.

The department is funded primarily through municipal property taxes allocated by the City of Lake Geneva and the two towns it serves. Fee-based services (inspections, permits, Knox Box installations, standby charges) provide supplementary but marginal revenue. As a statutory municipal function, the department holds exclusive jurisdiction over fire and emergency response within its defined service area, with direct revenue concentration in the host municipalities' tax bases and no external customer diversification.

Name

Lake Geneva Fire Department

Legal name

City of Lake Geneva Fire Department

Website

https://lakegenevafire.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Lake Geneva Fire Department is a combination municipal fire and EMS agency operating four stations across approximately 50 square miles in Walworth County, Wisconsin, serving the City of Lake Geneva, Town of Geneva, and Town of Linn with suppression, rescue, prevention, and public education services.

Ownership category

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Product category

Fire and Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI), Search & Rescue (Urban/Water/Wilderness) Coordination (HLAJAGAJ), Emergency Response & Incident Command (Oil Spill/HAZMAT, SAR Support) (TLAHAIAC)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Technical rescue operations
• Fire prevention inspections
• Public fire safety education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Geneva

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Tax Funding: Publicly funded fire department supported by municipal taxes serving the City of Lake Geneva, Town of Geneva, and Town of Linn. Services include fire suppression, emergency medical services, public education, and technical rescue operations.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Lake Geneva Fire Department is a municipal combination fire department providing fire suppression, emergency medical services (basic and advanced life support), technical rescue operations including water/dive rescue, public fire safety education, and fire prevention bureau services (inspections, building plan review, permits). Operating out of four stations across approximately 50 square miles, the department serves the City of Lake Geneva, Town of Geneva, and Town of Linn, with extended mutual aid coverage throughout northern Illinois and southeast Wisconsin via the MABAS network.

Product overview

Lake Geneva Fire Department (LGFD) is a combination fire department providing a comprehensive suite of emergency and public safety services. The department operates four stations (Station 281 headquarters, Station 282 Water Tower, Station 283 Town of Linn, and Station 284 reserve storage) with apparatus including engines, towers, squads, ambulances, tenders, and rescue boats. Core services include fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), technical rescue operations (including dive/water rescue), and public education programs. The Fire Prevention Bureau handles inspections, plan reviews, and permits. Community services include free smoke detector installation, event standby coverage, and Knox Box rapid entry system management. Services are available throughout northern Illinois and southeast Wisconsin via MABAS mutual aid.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional mutual aid network enabling the department to provide and receive emergency response support throughout northern Illinois and southeast Wisconsin. Allows deployment of specialized resources across jurisdictional boundaries for large-scale incidents.
• Associated Fire Fighters of IllinoisminorOthersState fire service association providing support, resources, and advocacy for firefighters in Illinois.
• Badger Firemen's AssociationminorOthersRegional fire service association serving Wisconsin firefighters with training, networking, and advocacy.
• Professional Fire Fighters of WisconsinminorOthersState professional firefighters association representing career firefighters in Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin Fire Service Education and TrainingminorOthersState training and education system for Wisconsin firefighters providing standardized training programs.
• International Association of Fire FightersminorOthersInternational labor union for professional firefighters and paramedics, AFL-CIO/CLC affiliated.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Aurora Fire Department: Northern Illinois municipal fire department serving the City of Aurora with fire suppression, EMS, and technical rescue. Comparable combination department in the MABAS northern Illinois region serving a similar urban-rural mix.
• Madison Fire Department: Wisconsin municipal fire department serving the City of Madison with fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue, fire prevention, and public education. Directly comparable in service mix, Wisconsin jurisdiction, and tax-funded municipal model.
• Rockford Fire Department: Northern Illinois municipal fire department serving Rockford with fire, EMS, technical rescue, and prevention services. Direct peer across the Wisconsin/Illinois border in the same MABAS mutual aid region as LGFD.
• Racine Fire Department: Southeast Wisconsin municipal fire department providing fire, EMS, technical rescue, and prevention services to the City of Racine. Direct peer in Wisconsin tax-funded municipal fire service with similar service portfolio.
• Janesville Fire Department: Southern Wisconsin municipal fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, and fire prevention to Janesville. Comparable combination municipal fire service operating under Wisconsin regulations in the same southern WI region as LGFD.
• Kenosha Fire Department: Southeast Wisconsin municipal fire department serving Kenosha residents with fire suppression, EMS, and prevention services. Comparable combination department operating in southeast Wisconsin near the MABAS Wisconsin/Illinois border region that LGFD participates in.
• Waukegan Fire Department: Northeast Illinois municipal fire department on Lake Michigan providing fire suppression, EMS, water rescue, and prevention services. Comparable in lakefront/water rescue specialization and MABAS northern Illinois participation overlapping LGFD's mutual aid region.
• Milwaukee Fire Department: Wisconsin's largest municipal fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue, and public education to the City of Milwaukee. Directly comparable combination-style municipal service operating under similar Wisconsin regulatory framework and MABAS mutual aid protocols as LGFD.

Broad incumbents

• Chicago Fire Department: Large Illinois municipal fire department providing fire, EMS, technical rescue, water rescue, and prevention across Chicago. Larger incumbent offering the same core services but at metropolitan scale; not a direct geographic competitor to LGFD but functions as the dominant regional public sector reference point for fire service delivery.

Regional players

• Walworth County Emergency Management: County-level emergency management and dispatch authority coordinating 9-1-1 services across Walworth County including LGFD's primary response area. Adjacent public safety entity that routes LGFD's emergency calls and supports inter-jurisdictional coordination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lakegenevafire
• Facebookfacebook.com/CityofLakeGenevaFireDepartment
• Instagraminstagram.com/lakegenevafire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lake-geneva-fire-department

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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