Illinois Fire Department Statistics

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JB Pritzker, Governor

Michele L Pankow, State Fire Marshal

State of Illinois
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9/5/2026
9:07 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	6	151
Fire Brigade	Unknown	2	69
Fire Brigade	Volunteer	4	48
Fire Department	Combination	107	3,544
Fire Department	Paid	150	14,863
Fire Department	Unknown	15	184
Fire Department	Volunteer	200	3,795
Fire Protection District	Combination	105	3,987
Fire Protection District	Paid	36	1,785
Fire Protection District	Unknown	28	460
Fire Protection District	Volunteer	465	9,655
Private Fire Department	Paid	3	79
Private Fire Department	Unknown	9	1,077

Totals

1,130

39,697