Department profile

Volunteer

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District

Saint David, IL · Fulton County. Buckheart Township Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 25 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

25
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Illinois average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
+9%
vs. Illinois average
3
stations
$185,714
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
17/100
Buckheart Township 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 F
8.3 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 D
$7,429 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
25 personnel · 3 stations

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Saint David, IL (Fulton County), with 3 stations and 25 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #13,109 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $185,714.

  • National personnel rank #13,109 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #597 of 971
  • 12.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • 15 other listed departments in Fulton County

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

25 Top 58% higher than 42% 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 FD144 · Buckheart Township Fire Protection District, IL 25 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 25
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #13,109
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alamo Heights Fir…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $186K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alamo Heights Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, 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
Saint David, IL
FDID
FD144

FEMA Grant History

$186K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05664 $185,714.28

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Buckheart Township Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #597 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #13,109 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 9% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District is 7.6% of Fulton County roster mass

The county lists 16 departments totaling 328 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 31% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 25 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alamo Heights Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Cuba Fire Protection District
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 25 personnel

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

Alamo Heights Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 25 Albion Fire Department, ME 25 Alligator Fire District - Middendorf, SC 25 Alto Fire Department, TX 25 Anson Volunteer Fire Department, TX 25 Archer City Fire Department, TX 25 Baird Volunteer Fire Department, TX 25 Buffalo Gap Volunteer Fire Department, TX 25

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Buckheart Township Fire Protection District have?

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District has 25 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #13,109 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #597 of 971 by personnel.

Does Buckheart Township Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District 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 Buckheart Township Fire Protection District operate?

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Buckheart Township Fire Protection District?

Buckheart Township Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Fulton County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Buckheart Township Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Buckheart Township Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $185,714.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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