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Williamsville Fire Protection District

Williamsville, IL · Sangamon County. Williamsville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 27 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.

27
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Williamsville Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Illinois average.

45th pct.
national personnel size
+17%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$94,900
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
37/100
Williamsville 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
27 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
$3,515 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
27 personnel · 1 station

Williamsville Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Williamsville, IL (Sangamon County), with 1 station and 27 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,356 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $94,900.

  • National personnel rank #12,356 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #562 of 971
  • 3.70 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 18 other listed departments in Sangamon County

Williamsville Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

27 Top 55% higher than 45% 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 SB274 · Williamsville Fire Protection District, IL 27 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 27
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,356
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 111th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $95K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+ 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
Williamsville, IL
FDID
SB274

FEMA Grant History

$95K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FF-01199 $94,900

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Williamsville Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #562 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,356 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 17% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Williamsville Fire Protection District is 4.5% 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.

3.70 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 27 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 27 personnel

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

111th Fighter Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Fire Department-Dod, PA 27 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection, MO 27 AK Steel Plant Protection, PA 27 Alvord Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Amherst Volunteer Emergency Medical Services, TX 27 Aubrey Fire Department, TX 27 Bangs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 27 Berwick Fire Department, ME 27

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Williamsville Fire Protection District have?

Williamsville Fire Protection District has 27 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 17% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,356 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #562 of 971 by personnel.

Does Williamsville Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Williamsville Fire Protection District operate?

Williamsville Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Williamsville Fire Protection District?

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

Has Williamsville Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Williamsville Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $94,900 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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.