Illinois Fire Department Statistics

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JB Pritzker, Governor

Michele L Pankow, State Fire Marshal

State of Illinois
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4/18/2026
1:38 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	150
Fire Brigade	Unknown	2	69
Fire Brigade	Volunteer	4	48
Fire Department	Combination	107	3,517
Fire Department	Paid	150	14,813
Fire Department	Unknown	15	184
Fire Department	Volunteer	200	3,802
Fire Protection District	Combination	104	3,998
Fire Protection District	Paid	36	1,815
Fire Protection District	Unknown	31	513
Fire Protection District	Volunteer	463	9,682
Private Fire Department	Paid	3	79
Private Fire Department	Unknown	9	1,078

Totals

1,130

39,748