Department profile

Volunteer

Hickory Point Fire Protection District

Forsyth, IL · Macon County. Hickory Point Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Hickory Point Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Illinois average.

46th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$1,303,715
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
73/100
Hickory Point 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
27 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 A
$48,286 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Hickory Point Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Forsyth, IL (Macon County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,086 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,303,715.

  • National personnel rank #12,086 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #544 of 971
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Macon County

Hickory Point Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 54% higher than 46% 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 MA154 · Hickory Point Fire Protection District, IL 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #12,086
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 111th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-MID $1.3M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+ 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
Forsyth, IL
FDID
MA154

FEMA Grant History

$1.3M
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-01757 $1,303,715.18

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Hickory Point Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #544 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,086 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Hickory Point Fire Protection District is 7.1% of Macon County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 379 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Decatur Fire Department
Decatur · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Alvord Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Amherst Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, TX 27 Aubrey Fire Department, TX 27 Bangs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Berwick Fire Department, ME 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hickory Point Fire Protection District have?

Hickory Point Fire Protection District has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,086 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #544 of 971 by personnel.

Does Hickory Point Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Hickory Point Fire Protection District 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 Hickory Point Fire Protection District operate?

Hickory Point Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Hickory Point Fire Protection District?

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

Has Hickory Point Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Hickory Point Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,303,715.18 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Illinois?

Illinois has 1,493 fire departments with 34,868 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

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