Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Stillman Fire Protection District

Stillman Valley, IL · Ogle County. Stillman Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 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.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 33%
national personnel size
+57%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$197,922
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
52/100
Stillman 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 B
36 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
$5,498 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
36 personnel · 1 station

Stillman Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Stillman Valley, IL (Ogle County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,495 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $197,922.

  • National personnel rank #7,495 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #310 of 971
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Ogle County

Stillman Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 OA224 · Stillman Fire Protection District, IL 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,495
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bellaire
  • FEMA-LIGHT $198K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bellaire Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Stillman Valley, IL
FDID
OA224

FEMA Grant History

$198K
Cumulative funding (FY2009)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FO-1205 $197,922

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Stillman Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #310 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,495 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 57% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Ogle County HIFLD mix around Stillman Fire Protection District

Ogle County: 13 departments, 311 personnel (9 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 77% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bellaire Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Forreston Fire Protection District
Forreston · volunteer
Monroe Township Fire Protection District
Monroe Center · volunteer
Mount Morris Fire Protection District
Mount Morris · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Bellaire Fire Department, TX 36 Bingham Volunteer Fire Department, ME 36 Bleiblerville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, TX 36 Bowie Fire Department Emergency Medical Services, TX 36 Clarksville Fire and Rescue, TX 36 Deer Isle Volunteer Fire Department, ME 36 Dumas Fire Department, TX 36 Eli Volunteer Fire Department, KY 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Stillman Fire Protection District have?

Stillman Fire Protection District has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 57% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,495 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #310 of 971 by personnel.

Does Stillman Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Stillman Fire Protection District operate?

Stillman Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Stillman Fire Protection District?

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

Has Stillman Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Stillman Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $197,922 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

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