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Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station

Danville, IL · Vermilion County. Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 38 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.

38
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Illinois average.

Top 30%
national personnel size
+65%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations

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
35/100
Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station

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
19 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
38 personnel · 2 stations

Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station is a Volunteer department serving Danville, IL (Vermilion County), with 2 stations and 38 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,789 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,789 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #275 of 971
  • 5.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Vermilion County

Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station vs. the national personnel distribution

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

38 Top 30% higher than 70% 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 VA234 · Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station, IL 38 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 38
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,789
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alabama-Coushatta…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Danville, IL
FDID
VA234

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #275 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,789 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 65% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Vermilion County HIFLD mix around Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station

Vermilion County: 23 departments, 380 personnel (12 volunteer / 1 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 30% of departments. County / state rollup.

5.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 38 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Catlin Fire Protection District
Catlin · volunteer
Danville Fire Department
Danville · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 38 personnel

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

Alabama-Coushatta Indian Nation Fire Department, TX 38 Argyle Volunteer Fire District, TX 38 City of Orange Fire Department, TX 38 City of Taylorsville Fire Department, KY 38 Clifton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 38 Elliotville Fire Department, KY 38 Ellsworth Fire Department, ME 38 Lamar Point Volunteer Fire Department, TX 38

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station have?

Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station has 38 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 65% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,789 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #275 of 971 by personnel.

Does Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station provide EMS services?

Yes, Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station operate?

Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station?

Lynch Fire Protection District - Perrysville Station is a Volunteer department serving Vermilion 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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