Department profile

Volunteer

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District

Bunker Hill, IL · Macoupin County. Bunker Hill Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 112 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

112
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 3%
national personnel size
+387%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$264,571
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
58/100
Bunker Hill 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 A
112 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 F
$2,362 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
112 personnel · 1 station

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Bunker Hill, IL (Macoupin County), with 1 station and 112 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #764 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $264,571.

  • National personnel rank #764 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #17 of 971
  • 0.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • 17 other listed departments in Macoupin County

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

112 Top 3% higher than 97% 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 MB138 · Bunker Hill Fire Protection District, IL 112 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 112
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #764
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ McMinnville
  • FEMA-LIGHT $265K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: McMinnville Fire Department, OR (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Bunker Hill, IL
FDID
MB138

FEMA Grant History

$265K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00314 $264,571

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Bunker Hill Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #17 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #764 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 387% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Macoupin County HIFLD mix around Bunker Hill Fire Protection District

Macoupin County: 18 departments, 464 personnel (13 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 6% of departments. County / state rollup.

0.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 112 roster).

Photo-finish peer: McMinnville Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 112 personnel

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

McMinnville Fire Department, OR 112 Gadsden Fire Department, AL 112 North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department, MD 112 Decatur Fire and Rescue, AL 112 Cheshire Fire Department, CT 112 Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department, MD 112 Hilton Fire Department, NY 112 East Islip Fire Department, NY 112

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bunker Hill Fire Protection District have?

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District has 112 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 387% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #764 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #17 of 971 by personnel.

Does Bunker Hill Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Bunker Hill 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 Bunker Hill Fire Protection District operate?

Bunker Hill Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bunker Hill Fire Protection District?

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

Has Bunker Hill Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Bunker Hill Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $264,571 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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