Department profile

Volunteer

Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department

Marion, KY · Crittenden County. Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

14
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Kentucky average.

7th pct.
national personnel size
-33%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
Mattoon Volunteer 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 F
14 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
14 personnel · 1 station

Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Marion, KY (Crittenden County), with 1 station and 14 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,824 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #20,824 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #588 of 606
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Crittenden County

Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

14 Top 93% higher than 7% 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 28888 · Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department, KY 14 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 14
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #20,824
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Yarmouth
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Yarmouth Fire Department, IA (+ 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 KY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Marion, KY
FDID
28888

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #588 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,824 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 33% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Crittenden County HIFLD mix around Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department

Crittenden County: 7 departments, 75 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 14% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 14 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Yarmouth Fire Department, IA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Marion City Fire Department
Marion · volunteer
All KY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 14 personnel

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

Yarmouth Fire Department, IA 14 Saint Labre Fire Service, MT 14 Flat Creek Fire Department, SC 14 McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department, SC 14 Unity Fire Department, SC 14 Marmaduke Fire Station, AR 14 Lost Creek Antelope Gulch Volunteer Fire Department, MT 14 Dallas Volunteer Fire Department, SD 14

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department has 14 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 33% below the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,824 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #588 of 606 by personnel.

Does Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Mattoon Volunteer 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 Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department?

Mattoon Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Crittenden County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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