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Godfrey Fire Protection District

Godfrey, IL · Madison County. Godfrey Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 47 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.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 20%
national personnel size
+104%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$168,400
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
50/100
Godfrey 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 C
23.5 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
47 personnel · 2 stations

Godfrey Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Godfrey, IL (Madison County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,446 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $168,400.

  • National personnel rank #4,446 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #181 of 971
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 40 other listed departments in Madison County

Godfrey Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 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 MC152 · Godfrey Fire Protection District, IL 47 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,446
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burleson
  • FEMA-LIGHT $168K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burleson 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Godfrey, IL
FDID
MC152

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-04204 $168,400

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Godfrey Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #181 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,446 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 104% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Godfrey Fire Protection District is 3.9% of Madison County roster mass

The county lists 47 departments totaling 1,214 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Burleson Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Burleson Fire Department, TX 47 Caribou Fire and Ambulance, ME 47 City of Terrell Fire Department, TX 47 Gainesville Fire Department, TX 47 Gilmer Fire Department, TX 47 LA Feria Volunteer Fire Department, TX 47 Matagorda Volunteer Fire Department / Emergency Medical Services, TX 47 Richmond Fire Department, TX 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Godfrey Fire Protection District have?

Godfrey Fire Protection District has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 104% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,446 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #181 of 971 by personnel.

Does Godfrey Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Godfrey Fire Protection District operate?

Godfrey Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Godfrey Fire Protection District?

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

Has Godfrey Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Godfrey Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $168,400 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.