County profile
Franklin County, IL 15 departments
15 HIFLD departments in Franklin County, Illinois - coverage desk and roster table below.
Franklin County, IL is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 15 departments (0 career / 10 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 240 personnel, #43 of 102 in-state.
- Personnel rank #43 of 102 in Illinois
- 5.83 stations per 100 personnel
- 18% of roster in Ewing-Northern Fire Protection District
- 1 of 15 depts provide EMS
- 15 of 1,493 Illinois departments statewide
Fire Departments in Franklin County
| Department | Type | Personnel |
|---|---|---|
| Benton Fire Department Benton | other | - |
| Buckner Volunteer Fire Department Buckner | volunteer | 30 |
| Cave Eastern Fire Protection District Thompsonville | volunteer | 22 |
| Christopher Fire Department Christopher | volunteer | 25 |
| Coello Volunteer Fire Department Coello | volunteer | 20 |
| Ewing Northern Fire Protection District Benton | other | - |
| Ewing-Northern Fire Protection District Ewing | volunteer | 44 |
| Ewing-Northern Fire Protection District Macedonia | other | - |
| Royalton Volunteer Fire Department Royalton | other | - |
| Sesser Fire Protection District Sesser | volunteer | 23 |
| Sesser Fire Protection District Whittington | other | - |
| Valier Fire Department Valier | volunteer | 18 |
| West City Fire Department West City | volunteer | 13 |
| West Frankfort Fire Department West Frankfort · EMS | volunteer | 26 |
| Zeigler Fire Department Zeigler | volunteer | 19 |
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (15 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 0 career, 10 volunteer, 0 combination (67% volunteer).
5.83 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (14 stations / 240 roster).
Largest book: Ewing-Northern Fire Protection District holds 18% of county personnel (44 of 240).
Photo-finish peer: Carter County, TN (+0 personnel).
Illinois breadth context
- State departments
- 1,493
- Annual fires
- 72,000
- Volunteer %
- 55%
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Franklin County, IL? ▼
Franklin County, IL has 15 fire departments with available federal data. 10 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #43 of 102 among Illinois counties with at least one listed department.
Are Franklin County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 10 of 15 departments (67%) in Franklin County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Franklin County? ▼
Franklin County has 240 total fire department personnel across 15 departments. The average per department is 16, which is 30% below the Illinois average.
Does Franklin County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes - 1 department in Franklin County provide EMS services.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Franklin County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.