Department profile

Career (Paid)

Kewanee Fire Department

Kewanee, IL · Henry County. Kewanee Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 43 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

43
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Kewanee Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Illinois average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+87%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$1,247,775
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
59/100
Kewanee 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 C
21.5 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
$29,018 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 2 stations

Kewanee Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kewanee, IL (Henry County), with 2 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,322 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,247,775.

  • National personnel rank #5,322 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #214 of 971
  • 4.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • 13 other listed departments in Henry County

Kewanee Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

43 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 HE211 · Kewanee Fire Department, IL 43 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,322
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barnwell
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Barnwell Fire Department, SC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Kewanee, IL
FDID
HE211

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2020–2024)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-01344 $203,561.66
2024 EMW-2024-FP-00250 $166,666.66
2022 EMW-2022-FG-00128 $672,785.14
2020 EMW-2020-FG-19324 $204,762

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Kewanee Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #214 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,322 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 87% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County staffing outlier

Career (Paid) island in a volunteer-heavy Henry County

County mix is mostly volunteer (10 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination), while this page is typed career. County / state rollup.

4.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Barnwell Fire Department, SC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Atkinson Fire Protection District
Atkinson · volunteer
Galva Fire Department
Galva · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 43 personnel

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

Barnwell Fire Department, SC 43 Cedar Hill Fire Department, TX 43 Elmwood Volunteer Fire Department, TX 43 Fort Gordon Fire and Emergency Services, GA 43 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Fire Department, TN 43 Chatham Fire Department, MA 43 Laramie Fire Department -, WY 43 Morehead City Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, NC 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kewanee Fire Department have?

Kewanee Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 87% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,322 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #214 of 971 by personnel.

Does Kewanee Fire Department provide EMS services?

Kewanee 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 Kewanee Fire Department operate?

Kewanee Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kewanee Fire Department?

Kewanee Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Henry County, IL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Kewanee Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kewanee Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,247,775.46 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020–2024 (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.

Related guides

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