Department profile

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Riverton Area Fire Protection District

Riverton, IL · Sangamon County. Riverton Area Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations 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
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Riverton Area 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
2
stations
$168,000
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
27/100
Riverton Area 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 D
20 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 F
$4,200 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
40 personnel · 2 stations

Riverton Area Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Riverton, IL (Sangamon County), with 2 stations and 40 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,280 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $168,000.

  • National personnel rank #6,280 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #255 of 971
  • 5.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Sangamon County

Riverton Area 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 SB244 · Riverton Area Fire Protection District, IL 40 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 40
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,280
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alfred Fire and R…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $168K
  • 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Riverton, IL
FDID
SB244

FEMA Grant History

$168K
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FG-03670 $168,000

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Riverton Area Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #255 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,280 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 74% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Riverton Area Fire Protection District is 6.6% of Sangamon County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 604 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 24% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

5.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 40 roster).

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

Nearby Departments

Buffalo Fire Protection District
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Dawson Volunteer Fire Department
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Divernon Fire Protection District
Divernon · volunteer
Loami Fire Protection District
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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 Riverton Area Fire Protection District have?

Riverton Area 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 #6,280 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #255 of 971 by personnel.

Does Riverton Area Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Riverton Area Fire Protection District operate?

Riverton Area Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Riverton Area Fire Protection District?

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

Has Riverton Area Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Riverton Area Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $168,000 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (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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