Department profile

Volunteer

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District

Carlyle, IL · Clinton County. Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 23 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

23
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Illinois average.

33rd pct.
national personnel size
+0%
vs. Illinois average
3
stations
$495,238
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
34/100
Huey-Ferrin-Boulder 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 F
7.7 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 B
$21,532 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
23 personnel · 3 stations

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Carlyle, IL (Clinton County), with 3 stations and 23 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,122 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $495,238.

  • National personnel rank #15,122 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #705 of 971
  • 13.04 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Clinton County

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

23 Top 67% higher than 33% 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 CH183 · Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District, IL 23 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 23
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #15,122
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Agency Township
  • FEMA-LIGHT $495K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Agency Township Fire Department, KS (+ 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
Carlyle, IL
FDID
CH183

FEMA Grant History

$495K
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-08212 $495,238.09

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #705 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,122 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 0% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District is 6.7% of Clinton County roster mass

The county lists 14 departments totaling 341 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 14% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

13.04 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 23 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Agency Township Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Aviston Fire Protection District
Aviston · volunteer
Hoffman Fire Protection District
Hoffman · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 23 personnel

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

Agency Township Fire Department, KS 23 Albert Volunteer Fire Department, KS 23 Alma Volunteer Fire Department, TX 23 Beasley Volunteer Fire Department, TX 23 Bethel Cayuga Volunteer Fire Department, TX 23 Boonsville Balsora Volunteer Fire Department First Responders, TX 23 Briaroaks Volunteer Fire Station, TX 23 Briggs Fire Department, TX 23

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District have?

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District has 23 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 0% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,122 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #705 of 971 by personnel.

Does Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder 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 Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District operate?

Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District?

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

Has Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $495,238.09 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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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