Department profile

Volunteer

Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District

Pontiac, IL · Livingston County. Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Illinois average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$527,143
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
61/100
Pontiac Rural 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 C
27 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 B
$19,524 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Pontiac, IL (Livingston County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,251 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $527,143.

  • National personnel rank #12,251 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #553 of 971
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • 14 other listed departments in Livingston County

Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 LE302 · Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District, IL 27 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-MID #12,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 111th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-MID $527K
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+ 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
Pontiac, IL
FDID
LE302

FEMA Grant History

$527K
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2024)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03648 $296,666.66
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02635 $230,476

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #553 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,251 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District is 6.6% of Livingston County roster mass

The county lists 15 departments totaling 408 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 27% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chatsworth Fire Protection District
Chatsworth · volunteer
Cullom Fire Department
Cullom · volunteer
Dwight Fire Protection District
Dwight · volunteer
Fairbury Fire Department
Fairbury · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Alvord Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Amherst Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, TX 27 Aubrey Fire Department, TX 27 Bangs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Berwick Fire Department, ME 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District have?

Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,251 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #553 of 971 by personnel.

Does Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District operate?

Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District?

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

Has Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Pontiac Rural Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $527,142.66 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

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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