Rural Pope County Fire Protection District

What This Data Tells You About Rural Pope County Fire Protection District

Rural Pope County Fire Protection District operates as a Volunteer department in Golconda, within Pope County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 16 total personnel, 4 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Illinois has 1,493 registered fire departments and 34,868 total personnel, averaging roughly 23 staff per department. Rural Pope County Fire Protection District runs 30% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 72,000 fires, 127 fire deaths, and 55% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.