Department profile

Volunteer

Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department

Brownstown, IL · Fayette County. Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

35
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 34%
national personnel size
+52%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$428,571
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
65/100
Brownstown 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
35 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 C
$12,245 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
35 personnel · 1 station

Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Brownstown, IL (Fayette County), with 1 station and 35 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,632 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $428,571.

  • National personnel rank #7,632 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #318 of 971
  • 2.86 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Fayette County

Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

35 Top 34% higher than 66% 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 FA113 · Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department, IL 35 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 35
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Adell-Whitt Volun…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $429K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Adell-Whitt 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
Brownstown, IL
FDID
FA113

FEMA Grant History

$429K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-09377 $428,571

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #318 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,632 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 52% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Fayette County HIFLD mix around Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department

Fayette County: 6 departments, 188 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.86 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 35 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 35 personnel

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

Adell-Whitt Volunteer Fire Department, TX 35 Atlanta Texas Fire Departmentand Emergency Medical Services, TX 35 Blackwell Volunteer Fire Department, TX 35 C 5 Red Lick Leary Volunteer Fire Station, TX 35 Calais Fire Department, ME 35 Carpenter Technology Fire and Rescue Services, PA 35 Carthage Volunteer Fire Department, TX 35 Central Community Volunteer Fire Department, TX 35

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department have?

Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department has 35 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 52% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,632 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #318 of 971 by personnel.

Does Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Brownstown 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 Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department?

Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fayette County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Brownstown Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $428,571 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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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