Illinois Fire Department Statistics

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JB Pritzker, Governor

Michele L Pankow, State Fire Marshal

State of Illinois
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9/14/2025
12:27 PM

Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal

Illinois Fire Department Statistics

Fire Department Type	Fire Department Category	Number of Fire Departments	Number of Firefighters
Fire Brigade	Paid	7	163
Fire Brigade	Unknown	2	69
Fire Brigade	Volunteer	4	44
Fire Department	Combination	109	3,478
Fire Department	Paid	146	14,735
Fire Department	Unknown	18	244
Fire Department	Volunteer	198	3,763
Fire Protection District	Combination	102	3,822
Fire Protection District	Paid	35	1,798
Fire Protection District	Unknown	44	715
Fire Protection District	Volunteer	453	9,623
Private Fire Department	Paid	3	79
Private Fire Department	Unknown	9	1,079

Totals

1,130

39,612