Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Canton Fire Department

Canton, IL · Fulton County. Canton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 21 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

21
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Canton Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Illinois average.

28th pct.
national personnel size
-9%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
42/100
Canton 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 C
21 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
21 personnel · 1 station

Canton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Canton, IL (Fulton County), with 1 station and 21 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #16,153 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #16,153 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #762 of 971
  • 4.76 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Fulton County

Canton Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

21 Top 72% higher than 28% 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 FD172 · Canton Fire Department, IL 21 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 21
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #16,153
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Almena Area
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Almena Area Fire Department, KS (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
Canton, IL
FDID
FD172

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Canton Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #762 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #16,153 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 9% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Canton Fire Department is 6.4% 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.

4.76 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 21 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Almena Area Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Astoria Fire Protection District
Astoria · volunteer
Avon Fire Protection District
Avon · volunteer
Cuba Fire Protection District
Cuba · volunteer
Fairview Fire Protection District
Fairview · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 21 personnel

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

Almena Area Fire Department, KS 21 Bagwell Community Volunteer Fire Department, TX 21 Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, ME 21 Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, TX 21 Borger Fire Department, TX 21 Kennedale Fire Department, TX 21 Presidio of Monterey Fire Department-Dod, CA 21 Saginaw Fire Department, TX 21

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Canton Fire Department have?

Canton Fire Department has 21 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 9% below the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #16,153 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #762 of 971 by personnel.

Does Canton Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Canton Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Canton Fire Department operate?

Canton Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Canton Fire Department?

Canton Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fulton County, IL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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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