Department profile

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Litchfield Fire Department

Litchfield, IL · Montgomery County. Litchfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 33 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.

33
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Litchfield Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Illinois average.

Top 39%
national personnel size
+43%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$177,524
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
27/100
Litchfield 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 D
16.5 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
33 personnel · 2 stations

Litchfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Litchfield, IL (Montgomery County), with 2 stations and 33 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,756 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $177,524.

  • National personnel rank #8,756 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #374 of 971
  • 6.06 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 11 other listed departments in Montgomery County

Litchfield Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

33 Top 39% higher than 61% 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 MP188 · Litchfield Fire Department, IL 33 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 33
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,756
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bar Harbor Ambula…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $178K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bar Harbor Ambulance, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Litchfield, IL
FDID
MP188

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2022)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-03170 $177,523.8

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Litchfield Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #374 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,756 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 43% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Montgomery County HIFLD mix around Litchfield Fire Department

Montgomery County: 13 departments, 225 personnel (8 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 15% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.06 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 33 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bar Harbor Ambulance, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Coffeen Volunteer Fire Department
Coffeen · volunteer
Hillsboro Fire Department
Hillsboro · volunteer
Irving Volunteer Fire Department
Irving · volunteer
Nokomis Fire Protection District
Nokomis · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 33 personnel

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

Bar Harbor Ambulance, ME 33 Boling Fire Department, TX 33 Bradford Volunteer Fire Department, ME 33 Brindle Ridge Fire Department, KY 33 Center Fire Department, TX 33 Detroit Fire and Rescue, ME 33 Dover-Foxcroft Volunteer Fire Department, ME 33 Evant Volunteer Fire Department, TX 33

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Litchfield Fire Department have?

Litchfield Fire Department has 33 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 43% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,756 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #374 of 971 by personnel.

Does Litchfield Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Litchfield Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Litchfield Fire Department operate?

Litchfield Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Litchfield Fire Department?

Litchfield Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Montgomery County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Litchfield Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Litchfield Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $177,523.8 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.

Related guides

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