Department profile

Career (Paid)

Decatur Fire Department

Decatur, IL · Macon County. Decatur Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 7 stations and 116 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

116
Total personnel
7
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 3%
national personnel size
+404%
vs. Illinois average
7
stations
$271,091
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
18/100
Decatur 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
16.6 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
$2,337 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
116 personnel · 7 stations

Decatur Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Decatur, IL (Macon County), with 7 stations and 116 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #716 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $271,091.

  • National personnel rank #716 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #15 of 971
  • 6.03 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Macon County

Decatur Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

116 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 MA111 · Decatur Fire Department, IL 116 personnel · 7 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 116
  • STA-MULTI 7 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-TOP #716
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Emporia
  • FEMA-LIGHT $271K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Emporia 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
CAREER
Location
Decatur, IL
FDID
MA111

FEMA Grant History

$271K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04351 $271,091

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Decatur Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #15 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #716 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 404% above the state average
Stations
7
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster weight

Decatur Fire Department carries 30.6% of Macon County HIFLD personnel

Among 15 listed departments (379 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 67% of the county count. County / state rollup.

6.03 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (7 stations / 116 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

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Nationwide career peers near 116 personnel

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

Emporia Fire Department, KS 116 Round Rock Fire Department - Central Station, TX 116 Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department, MD 116 Vashon Island Fire and Rescue, WA 116 Coweta County Fire Department, GA 116 Lees Summit Fire Department, MO 116 Richmond Fire Department, CA 116 City of Hamilton Fire Department, OH 116

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Decatur Fire Department have?

Decatur Fire Department has 116 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 404% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #716 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #15 of 971 by personnel.

Does Decatur Fire Department provide EMS services?

Decatur 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 Decatur Fire Department operate?

Decatur Fire Department operates 7 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Decatur Fire Department?

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

Has Decatur Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Decatur Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $271,091 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.

Related guides

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