Illinois Fire Department Statistics

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JB Pritzker, Governor

Allen Reyne, Acting State Fire Marshal

State of Illinois
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7/8/2025
5:49 AM

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	3,474
Fire Department	Paid	147	14,664
Fire Department	Unknown	19	264
Fire Department	Volunteer	198	3,810
Fire Protection District	Combination	103	3,804
Fire Protection District	Paid	35	1,788
Fire Protection District	Unknown	46	772
Fire Protection District	Volunteer	450	9,571
Private Fire Department	Paid	3	79
Private Fire Department	Unknown	9	1,079

Totals

1,131

39,571