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Richmond Township Fire Protection District

Richmond, IL · Mchenry County. Richmond Township Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 40 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.

40
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Richmond Township Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Illinois average.

Top 28%
national personnel size
+74%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$1,151,571
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
80/100
Richmond Township 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
40 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 B
$28,789 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 1 station

Richmond Township Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Richmond, IL (Mchenry County), with 1 station and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,277 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,151,571.

  • National personnel rank #6,277 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #254 of 971
  • 2.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Mchenry County

Richmond Township Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

40 Top 28% higher than 72% 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 MJ233 · Richmond Township Fire Protection District, IL 40 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,277
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alfred Fire and R…
  • FEMA-MID $1.2M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alfred Fire and Rescue Department, 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Richmond, IL
FDID
MJ233

FEMA Grant History

$1.2M
Cumulative funding (FY2019–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-08566 $578,914.28
2019 EMW-2019-FG-06907 $572,657

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Richmond Township Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #254 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,277 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 74% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Richmond Township Fire Protection District is 6.0% of Mchenry County roster mass

The county lists 23 departments totaling 664 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 87% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 40 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Alfred Fire and Rescue Department, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cary Fire Protection District
Cary · volunteer
Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department
Crystal Lake · other
Fox River Grove Fire Protection District
Fox River Grove · volunteer
Harvard Fire Protection District
Harvard · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 40 personnel

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

Alfred Fire and Rescue Department, ME 40 Barren River Volunteer Fire Department, KY 40 Biardstown Volunteer Fire Department, TX 40 Bucksport Public Safety, ME 40 Clarksville-Warren Cities Volunteer Fire Department, TX 40 Cockrell Hill Volunteer Fire Department, TX 40 Gerrittsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department, NY 40 Gordon Volunteer Fire Department, TX 40

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richmond Township Fire Protection District have?

Richmond Township Fire Protection District has 40 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 74% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,277 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #254 of 971 by personnel.

Does Richmond Township Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richmond Township Fire Protection District operate?

Richmond Township Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Richmond Township Fire Protection District?

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

Has Richmond Township Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Richmond Township Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,151,571.28 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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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