Department profile

Volunteer

Mascoutah Fire Department

Mascoutah, IL · St Clair County. Mascoutah Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 24%
national personnel size
+87%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$234,858
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
56/100
Mascoutah 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 A
43 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 D
$5,462 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 1 station

Mascoutah Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mascoutah, IL (St Clair County), with 1 station and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,333 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $234,858.

  • National personnel rank #5,333 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #215 of 971
  • 2.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 41 other listed departments in St Clair County

Mascoutah 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 SG323 · Mascoutah Fire Department, IL 43 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Barnwell
  • FEMA-LIGHT $235K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Barnwell Fire Department, SC (+ 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
Mascoutah, IL
FDID
SG323

FEMA Grant History

$235K
Cumulative funding (FY2016)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FR00540 $234,858

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Mascoutah Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #215 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,333 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Mascoutah Fire Department is 4.4% of St Clair County roster mass

The county lists 47 departments totaling 985 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 9% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 43 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer 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 Ingleside Volunteer Fire Department, TX 43 Novice Volunteer Fire Department, TX 43 River Oaks Volunteer Fire Department, TX 43 Rockland Department of Public Safety - Fire Department, ME 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mascoutah Fire Department have?

Mascoutah 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 #5,333 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #215 of 971 by personnel.

Does Mascoutah Fire Department provide EMS services?

Mascoutah 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 Mascoutah Fire Department operate?

Mascoutah Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mascoutah Fire Department?

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

Has Mascoutah Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mascoutah Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $234,858 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.