Department profile

Volunteer

Pinckneyville Fire Department

Pinckneyville, IL · Perry County. Pinckneyville Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Pinckneyville Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Illinois average.

29th pct.
national personnel size
-4%
vs. Illinois 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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Pinckneyville 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 C
22 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
22 personnel · 1 station

Pinckneyville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Pinckneyville, IL (Perry County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,889 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,889 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #748 of 971
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Perry County

Pinckneyville Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 71% higher than 29% 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 PB132 · Pinckneyville Fire Department, IL 22 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,889
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ables Springs Vol…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ables Springs Volunteer 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Pinckneyville, IL
FDID
PB132

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Pinckneyville Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #748 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,889 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 4% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Perry County HIFLD mix around Pinckneyville Fire Department

Perry County: 7 departments, 123 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 0% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Duquoin Fire Department
Duquoin · volunteer
Willisville Volunteer Fire Department
Willisville · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Ables Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Alba Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Allensville Volunteer Fire Department, KY 22 Beckville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Blanconia Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Bluegrove Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Bovina Volunteer Fire Department, TX 22 Buckfield Fire Department, ME 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pinckneyville Fire Department have?

Pinckneyville Fire Department has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 4% below the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,889 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #748 of 971 by personnel.

Does Pinckneyville Fire Department provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Pinckneyville Fire Department in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Pinckneyville Fire Department operate?

Pinckneyville Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pinckneyville Fire Department?

Pinckneyville Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Perry 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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