Department profile

Career (Paid)

Champaign Fire Department

Champaign, IL · Champaign County. Champaign Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 97 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

97
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Champaign Fire Department pairs top-5% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 4%
national personnel size
+322%
vs. Illinois average
5
stations
$3,249,626
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
56/100
Champaign 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 D
19.4 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 B
$33,501 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
97 personnel · 5 stations

Champaign Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Champaign, IL (Champaign County), with 5 stations and 97 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,006 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $3,249,626.

  • National personnel rank #1,006 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #25 of 971
  • 5.15 stations per 100 personnel
  • 26 other listed departments in Champaign County

Champaign Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

97 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 CD131 · Champaign Fire Department, IL 97 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-N · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 97
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #1,006
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Baytown Fire and…
  • FEMA-MID $3.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Baytown Fire and Rescue, TX (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Champaign, IL
FDID
CD131

FEMA Grant History

$3.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2023)
9
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08163 $272,127.27
2021 EMW-2021-FG-05255 $234,545.45
2019 EMW-2019-FG-03180 $235,000
2018 EMW-2018-FO-05394 $272,312
2017 EMW2015FH00246 $1,322,838
2017 EMW2016FR00281 $333,819
2016 EMW2015FO05041 $183,478
2014 EMW2013FO03822 $196,917
2013 EMW2012FO01582 $198,589

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Champaign Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #25 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,006 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 322% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Champaign County

County mix is mostly volunteer (22 volunteer / 3 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

5.15 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 97 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Baytown Fire and Rescue, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bondville Fire Department
Bondville · volunteer
Carroll Fire Protection District
Urbana · volunteer
Cornbelt Fire Protection District
Mahomet · volunteer
Gifford Fire Protection District
Gifford · volunteer
Homer Fire Protection District
Homer · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 97 personnel

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

Baytown Fire and Rescue, TX 97 City of Vestavia Hills Fire Department, AL 97 East Point Fire Department, GA 97 Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Incorporated, MD 97 Methuen Fire Department, MA 97 Marin County Fire Department - Woodacre, CA 97 Massport Fire and Rescue Department, MA 97 Wheeling Fire Department, WV 97

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Champaign Fire Department have?

Champaign Fire Department has 97 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 322% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,006 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #25 of 971 by personnel.

Does Champaign Fire Department provide EMS services?

Champaign 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 Champaign Fire Department operate?

Champaign Fire Department operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Champaign Fire Department?

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

Has Champaign Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Champaign Fire Department has received 9 FEMA grants totaling $3,249,625.72 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.