Department profile

Volunteer

Randolph Township Fire Department

Heyworth, IL · Mclean County. Randolph Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

44
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Randolph Township Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Illinois average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+91%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$184,733
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
54/100
Randolph Township 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 A
44 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 F
$4,198 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
44 personnel · 1 station

Randolph Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Heyworth, IL (Mclean County), with 1 station and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,180 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $184,733.

  • National personnel rank #5,180 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #209 of 971
  • 2.27 stations per 100 personnel
  • 25 other listed departments in Mclean County

Randolph Township Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more departments. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet MK273 · Randolph Township Fire Department, IL 44 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #5,180
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Augusta Fire Depa…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $185K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Augusta Fire Department - Central Station, ME (+ 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
Heyworth, IL
FDID
MK273

FEMA Grant History

$185K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FO-0534 $184,733

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Randolph Township Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #209 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,180 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 91% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Randolph Township Fire Department is 7.5% of Mclean County roster mass

The county lists 30 departments totaling 588 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 40% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.27 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Augusta Fire Department - Central Station, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Anchor Fire Department
Anchor · volunteer
Arrowsmith Fire Department
Arrowsmith · volunteer
Bellflower Fire Department
Bellflower · volunteer
Carlock Fire Protection District
Carlock · volunteer
All IL departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Augusta Fire Department - Central Station, ME 44 Bastrop Fire Department, TX 44 Bulverde Fire Department, TX 44 Cibolo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 44 Henly Volunteer Fire Department, TX 44 Highland Village Fire Department, TX 44 Amity Fire District, OR 44 Bonanza Rural Fire Protection District, OR 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Randolph Township Fire Department have?

Randolph Township Fire Department has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 91% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,180 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #209 of 971 by personnel.

Does Randolph Township Fire Department provide EMS services?

Randolph Township Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Randolph Township Fire Department operate?

Randolph Township Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Randolph Township Fire Department?

Randolph Township Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mclean County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Randolph Township Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Randolph Township Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $184,733 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

How many fire departments are in Illinois?

Illinois has 1,493 fire departments with 34,868 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.