Department profile

Volunteer

Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department

Grand Chain, IL · Pulaski County. Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Illinois average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-43%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
Grand Chain Volunteer 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 F
13 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
13 personnel · 1 station

Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Grand Chain, IL (Pulaski County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,087 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,087 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #945 of 971
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Pulaski County

Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 PF114 · Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department, IL 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,087
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Athens Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Grand Chain, IL
FDID
PF114

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #945 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,087 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 43% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Pulaski County HIFLD mix around Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department

Pulaski County: 7 departments, 109 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 14% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Athens Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, ME 13 Belpre Township Fire Department, KS 13 Blossom Volunteer Fire Department, TX 13 Buchanan Fire Department, TX 13 Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department, KY 13 City of Lyford Volunteer Fire Department, TX 13 Crossroads-Cornett Volunteer Fire Department, TX 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department have?

Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% below the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,087 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #945 of 971 by personnel.

Does Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Grand Chain Volunteer 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 Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department?

Grand Chain Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pulaski 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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