Illinois Fire Department Statistics

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JB Pritzker, Governor

Michele L Pankow, State Fire Marshal

State of Illinois
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12/7/2025
8:21 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	162
Fire Brigade	Unknown	2	69
Fire Brigade	Volunteer	4	43
Fire Department	Combination	107	3,406
Fire Department	Paid	148	14,728
Fire Department	Unknown	17	215
Fire Department	Volunteer	200	3,791
Fire Protection District	Combination	104	3,932
Fire Protection District	Paid	35	1,792
Fire Protection District	Unknown	41	674
Fire Protection District	Volunteer	454	9,585
Private Fire Department	Paid	3	79
Private Fire Department	Unknown	9	1,078

Totals

1,131

39,554