Department profile

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Plainfield Fire Protection District

Plainfield, IL · Will County. Plainfield Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 84 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.

84
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Plainfield Fire Protection District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 6%
national personnel size
+265%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$361,195
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
85/100
Plainfield 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 A
42 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
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
84 personnel · 2 stations

Plainfield Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Plainfield, IL (Will County), with 2 stations and 84 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,346 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $361,195.

  • National personnel rank #1,346 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #36 of 971
  • 2.38 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Will County

Plainfield Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

84 Top 6% higher than 94% 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 WG334 · Plainfield Fire Protection District, IL 84 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 84
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,346
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Graham County Rur…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $361K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Graham County Rural Fire Department, KS (+ 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
Plainfield, IL
FDID
WG334

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2007–2019)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02740 $361,455
2007 EMW2006FF03868 $-260

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Plainfield Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #36 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,346 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 265% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Plainfield Fire Protection District is 6.4% of Will County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,315 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.38 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 84 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Graham County Rural Fire Department, KS (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 84 personnel

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

Graham County Rural Fire Department, KS 84 Lufkin Fire Department, TX 84 North Richland Hills Fire Department, TX 84 Westlake Fire Department, TX 84 Boardman Rural Fire Protection District, OR 84 Keizer Fire District, OR 84 Central Alexander Fire Department Incorporated, NC 84 Elsmere Fire District, NY 84

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Plainfield Fire Protection District have?

Plainfield Fire Protection District has 84 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 265% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,346 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #36 of 971 by personnel.

Does Plainfield Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Plainfield Fire Protection District operate?

Plainfield Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Plainfield Fire Protection District?

Plainfield Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Will County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Plainfield Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Plainfield Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $361,195 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2007–2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

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.