The Staunton Fire Protection District (SFPD) in Staunton, Illinois, is an all-volunteer fire department located 40 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri.  The district covers 32 square miles of territory with a population of 7,500.  The largest portion of the population (5,500) resides in the city of Staunton, and the remainder lives in the rural farm area surrounding the city.  The fire district is mainly a bedroom community with a large portion of its residents traveling to other larger surrounding cities for employment.  The city boasts a medium-size business district, a hospital, a long-term care facility, three schools, ten churches, and some small industry. The district also has a major interstate highway, a state highway, two railways, a private airport, and several pipelines contained in the response area.  The district covers portions of three different counties and seven different townships

 The SFPD currently maintains a maximum roster of 50 active firefighters and approximately 30 inactive and honorary firefighters.  The department is structured into 4 companies with 1 captain, 1 lieutenant and 10-11 firefighters per company.  A fire chief and two assistant chiefs oversee the overall department operations.  Current department members average 10 years of service.

This Web site was designed by the Staunton High School Multimedia/Web Design Spring 2006 8th hour class:  Brett Allen, Ben Atwood, Tyler Bianco, Talia Castleman, Kristen Greathouse, Jeff Hupp, Simon Jensen, Randy Large, Tim Moss, Stephanie Rae, Staci Robertson, Nick Ross, Josh Schneck, Lucas Smith, Kyle Whitlock, and teacher Jane Haase.