Illinois Fire Department Statistics

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JB Pritzker, Governor

Michele L Pankow, State Fire Marshal

State of Illinois
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10/12/2025
3:38 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	7	166
Fire Brigade	Unknown	2	69
Fire Brigade	Volunteer	4	44
Fire Department	Combination	109	3,477
Fire Department	Paid	146	14,712
Fire Department	Unknown	18	244
Fire Department	Volunteer	198	3,741
Fire Protection District	Combination	102	3,831
Fire Protection District	Paid	35	1,796
Fire Protection District	Unknown	42	689
Fire Protection District	Volunteer	455	9,617
Private Fire Department	Paid	3	79
Private Fire Department	Unknown	9	1,079

Totals

1,130

39,544