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Sandwich Community Fire Protection District

Sandwich, IL · Dekalb County. Sandwich Community Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sandwich Community Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 17%
national personnel size
+122%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$285,714
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
40/100
Sandwich Community 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
25.5 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 D
$5,602 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
51 personnel · 2 stations

Sandwich Community Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Sandwich, IL (Dekalb County), with 2 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,749 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $285,714.

  • National personnel rank #3,749 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #147 of 971
  • 3.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 13 other listed departments in Dekalb County

Sandwich Community Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 DA183 · Sandwich Community Fire Protection District, IL 51 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,749
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bath
  • FEMA-LIGHT $286K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bath Fire 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
Sandwich, IL
FDID
DA183

FEMA Grant History

$286K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FV-00775 $285,714

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Sandwich Community Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #147 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,749 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 122% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Dekalb County HIFLD mix around Sandwich Community Fire Protection District

Dekalb County: 15 departments, 445 personnel (10 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 80% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 51 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Cortland Fire Department
Cortland · volunteer
Dekalb Fire Department
De Kalb · career
Dekalb Fire Department
Dekalb · other
Hinckley Fire Protection District
Hinckley · volunteer
Kirkland Fire Protection District
Kirkland · volunteer
Malta Fire Protection District
Malta · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 51 personnel

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

Bath Fire Department, ME 51 Bowdoin Volunteer Fire Department, ME 51 Cuero Fire Department, TX 51 Del Rio Fire and Rescue, TX 51 Goodwins Mills Fire and Rescue Department, ME 51 Jollyville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 51 Leander Volunteer Fire Department, TX 51 Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department, TX 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sandwich Community Fire Protection District have?

Sandwich Community Fire Protection District has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 122% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,749 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #147 of 971 by personnel.

Does Sandwich Community Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Sandwich Community Fire Protection District operate?

Sandwich Community Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Sandwich Community Fire Protection District?

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

Has Sandwich Community Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Sandwich Community Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $285,714 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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