Department profile

Volunteer

Browns Volunteer Fire Department

Browns, IL · Edwards County. Browns Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

34
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Browns Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Illinois average.

Top 37%
national personnel size
+48%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
76/100
Browns Volunteer 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 B
34 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
34 personnel · 1 station

Browns Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Browns, IL (Edwards County), with 1 station and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,275 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #8,275 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #348 of 971
  • 2.94 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3 other listed departments in Edwards County

Browns Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 37% higher than 63% 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 EB133 · Browns Volunteer Fire Department, IL 34 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #8,275
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 162 Fighter Wing…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 162 Fighter Wing Fire Department-Dod, AZ (+ 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
Browns, IL
FDID
EB133

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Browns Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #348 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,275 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 48% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster weight

Browns Volunteer Fire Department carries 35.1% of Edwards County HIFLD personnel

Among 4 listed departments (97 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.94 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 162 Fighter Wing Fire Department-Dod, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 34 personnel

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

162 Fighter Wing Fire Department-Dod, AZ 34 Angleton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 34 Arp Volunteer Fire Department, TX 34 Arundel Fire - Rescue, ME 34 Ballinger Fire Department, TX 34 Bloomington Volunteer Fire Department - Edward E Kocian Station, TX 34 Canyon Fire Department, TX 34 Eagle Creek Volunteer Emergency Services, TX 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Browns Volunteer Fire Department have?

Browns Volunteer Fire Department has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,275 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #348 of 971 by personnel.

Does Browns Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Browns Volunteer 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 Browns Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Browns Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Browns Volunteer Fire Department?

Browns Volunteer Fire Department 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.

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