Illinois Fire Department Statistics

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JB Pritzker, Governor

Allen Reyne, Acting State Fire Marshal

State of Illinois
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7/10/2025
12:37 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	Combination	1	14
Fire Brigade	Paid	6	139
Fire Brigade	Unknown	2	69
Fire Brigade	Volunteer	4	44
Fire Department	Combination	108	3,471
Fire Department	Paid	147	14,663
Fire Department	Unknown	19	264
Fire Department	Volunteer	198	3,809
Fire Protection District	Combination	103	3,802
Fire Protection District	Paid	35	1,786
Fire Protection District	Unknown	46	772
Fire Protection District	Volunteer	450	9,574
Private Fire Department	Paid	3	79
Private Fire Department	Unknown	9	1,079

Totals

1,131

39,565