New Douglas Community Volunteer Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About New Douglas Community Volunteer Fire Department

New Douglas Community Volunteer Fire Department operates as a Volunteer department in New Douglas, within Madison County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 30 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Illinois has 1,493 registered fire departments and 34,868 total personnel, averaging roughly 23 staff per department. New Douglas Community Volunteer Fire Department runs 30% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 72,000 fires, 127 fire deaths, and 55% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.