Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue

Deer Creek, IL · Woodford County. Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 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.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Illinois average.

31st pct.
national personnel size
-4%
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
45/100
Deer Creek Fire and Rescue

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
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Deer Creek, IL (Woodford County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,560 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,560 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #728 of 971
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Woodford County

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 TA153 · Deer Creek Fire and Rescue, IL 22 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #15,560
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ables Springs Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, 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
Deer Creek, IL
FDID
TA153

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Deer Creek Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #728 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,560 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is 8.1% of Woodford County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 270 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 46% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Alba Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 Beckville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Blanconia Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Bluegrove Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Buckfield Fire Department, ME 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Deer Creek Fire and Rescue have?

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,560 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #728 of 971 by personnel.

Does Deer Creek Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Deer Creek Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Deer Creek Fire and Rescue operate?

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Deer Creek Fire and Rescue?

Deer Creek Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Woodford County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

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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