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Niantic Fire Protection District

Niantic, IL · Macon County. Niantic Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department and 24 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.

24
Total personnel
Not reported
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Niantic Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Illinois average.

35th pct.
national personnel size
+4%
vs. Illinois average

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
0/100
Niantic Fire Protection District

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
No station count on file for this department
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
24 personnel

Niantic Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Niantic, IL (Macon County) and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,648 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,648 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #677 of 971
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Macon County

Niantic Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 65% higher than 35% 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 MA198 · Niantic Fire Protection District, IL 24 personnel

PERS-SMALL · STA-UNK · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-UNK Stations pending
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #14,648
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 134th Ces/Cef Ten…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+ 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
Niantic, IL
FDID
MA198

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Niantic Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #677 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,648 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 4% above the state average
Stations
Not reported
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Niantic Fire Protection District is 6.3% of Macon County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 379 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 13% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

Photo-finish peer: 134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Decatur Fire Department
Decatur · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

134th Ces/Cef Tennessee Air National Guard-Dod, TN 24 Altoona Fire Department, KS 24 Andover Fire and Rescue, KS 24 Aransas Pass Fire Department, TX 24 Austonio Volunteer Fire Department, TX 24 Canton Volunteer Fire Department, ME 24 China Spring Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Service, TX 24 Combine Volunteer Fire Department, TX 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Niantic Fire Protection District have?

Niantic Fire Protection District has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,648 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #677 of 971 by personnel.

Does Niantic Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Niantic Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Niantic Fire Protection District operate?

Station count data for Niantic Fire Protection District is not available in the HIFLD database.

What type of fire department is Niantic Fire Protection District?

Niantic Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Macon 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.

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