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Frankfort Fire Protection District

Frankfort, IL · Will County. Frankfort Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 46 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.

46
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Frankfort Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+100%
vs. Illinois average
3
stations
$543,803
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Frankfort 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 D
15.3 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 C
$11,822 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
46 personnel · 3 stations

Frankfort Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Frankfort, IL (Will County), with 3 stations and 46 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,595 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $543,803.

  • National personnel rank #4,595 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #186 of 971
  • 6.52 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Will County

Frankfort Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

46 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 WG204 · Frankfort Fire Protection District, IL 46 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 46
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,595
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Anderson County F…
  • FEMA-MID $544K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC (+ 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
Frankfort, IL
FDID
WG204

FEMA Grant History

$544K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW2016FH00485 $543,803

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Frankfort Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #186 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,595 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 100% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Frankfort Fire Protection District is 3.5% of Will County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,315 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.52 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 46 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC (+0 personnel).

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Channahon Fire Department
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Crete Fire Department
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 46 personnel

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

Anderson County Fire Protection - Wren, SC 46 Appleby Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 46 Bay City Volunteer Fire Department, TX 46 Caldwell Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, TX 46 Jay Volunteer Fire Department, ME 46 Lubec Volunteer Fire Department, ME 46 Needham Volunteer Fire Department, TX 46 New London Volunteer Fire Department, TX 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Frankfort Fire Protection District have?

Frankfort Fire Protection District has 46 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 100% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,595 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #186 of 971 by personnel.

Does Frankfort Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Frankfort Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Frankfort Fire Protection District operate?

Frankfort Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Frankfort Fire Protection District?

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

Has Frankfort Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Frankfort Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $543,803 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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