Department profile

Volunteer

Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District

Bone Gap, IL · Edwards County. Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

20
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Illinois average.

25th pct.
national personnel size
-13%
vs. Illinois average
1
station

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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
38/100
Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District

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 D
20 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
20 personnel · 1 station

Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Bone Gap, IL (Edwards County), with 1 station and 20 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,735 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,735 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #780 of 971
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Edwards County

Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

20 Top 75% higher than 25% 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 EB123 · Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District, IL 20 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 20
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #16,735
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 2604 Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+ 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 IL department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Bone Gap, IL
FDID
EB123

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #780 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,735 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 13% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Edwards County HIFLD mix around Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District

Edwards County: 4 departments, 97 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 25% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 20 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Browns Volunteer Fire Department
Browns · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 20 personnel

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

2604 Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 Abilene Fire Department, KS 20 Alliant Techsystems Incorporated - Launch Systems Fire Department, UT 20 Andover Fire Department, ME 20 Anna Fire Rescue, TX 20 Apple Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 Avery Community Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20 Bacliff Volunteer Fire Department, TX 20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District have?

Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District has 20 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 13% below the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,735 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #780 of 971 by personnel.

Does Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District?

Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Edwards County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Illinois?

Illinois has 1,493 fire departments with 34,868 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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