County profile

Cook County, IL 129 departments

5,736 HIFLD personnel across 129 departments in Cook County · #1 of 102 in-state.

5,736 personnel · #1 of 102

Cook County, IL carries a heavy HIFLD roster (5,736 personnel across 129 departments) - #1 of 102 in-state; mix 66/44/0 career/volunteer/combination.

  • Personnel rank #1 of 102 in Illinois
  • 3.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • 3% of roster in Orland Fire Protection District
  • 113 of 129 depts provide EMS
  • 129 of 1,493 Illinois departments statewide
129
Departments
5,736
Total Personnel
#1 of 102
In-state by personnel
44
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Cook County

All fire departments in Cook County, IL with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Alsip Fire Department
Alsip · EMS
 career 40
Alsip Fire Department Ambulance
Alsip · EMS
 other -
Arlington Heights Fire Department
Arlington Heights · EMS
 career 106
Barrington Countryside Fire Department
Barrington Hills · EMS
 other -
Bartlett Fire Protection District
Bartlett · EMS
 volunteer 61
Bedford Park Fire Department
Bedford Park · EMS
 career 68
Berkeley Fire Department
Berkeley · EMS
 volunteer 46
Berwyn Fire Department
Berwyn · EMS
 career 85
Blue Island Fire Department
Blue Island · EMS
 other -
Bridgeview Fire Department
Bridgeview · EMS
 career 39
Broadview Fire Department
Broadview · EMS
 career 37
Brookfield Fire Department
Brookfield · EMS
 career 33
Buffalo Grove Fire Department
Buffalo Grove · EMS
 other -
Burbank Fire Department
Burbank · EMS
 volunteer 62
Burnham Fire Department
Burnham · EMS
 volunteer 29
Calumet City Fire Department
Calumet City · EMS
 career 64
Calumet Park Fire Department
Calumet Park · EMS
 career 35
Central Stickney Fire Protection District
Chicago · EMS
 volunteer 36
Chicago Heights Fire Department
Chicago Heights · EMS
 career 90
Chicago Ridge Fire Department
Chicago Ridge · EMS
 career 37
Cicero Fire Department
Cicero · EMS
 career 98
Country Club Hills Fire Department
Country Club Hills · EMS
 career 20
Crestwood Fire Department
Crestwood · EMS
 volunteer 50
Des Plaines Fire Department
Des Plaines · EMS
 career 129
Dixmoor Fire Department
Dixmoor · EMS
 career 55
Dolton Fire Department
Dolton
 volunteer 46
East Hazel Crest Fire Department
East Hazel Crest
 volunteer 32
Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District
Arlington Heights · EMS
 volunteer 45
Elk Grove Village Fire Department
Elk Grove Village · EMS
 other -
Elmwood Park Fire Department
Elmwood Park · EMS
 career 41
Evanston Fire and Life Safety Services
Evanston · EMS
 other -
Evergreen Park Fire Department
Evergreen Park · EMS
 volunteer 101
Flossmoor Fire Department
Flossmoor · EMS
 volunteer 40
Ford Heights Volunteer Fire Department
Ford Heights
 other -
Forest Park Fire Department
Forest Park · EMS
 career 23
Forest View Fire Department
Forest View · EMS
 volunteer 20
Franklin Park Fire Department
Franklin Park · EMS
 career 63
Garden Homes Fire Protection District
Alsip · EMS
 volunteer 24
Glencoe Department of Public Safety
Glencoe · EMS
 career 44
Glenview Fire Department
Glenview · EMS
 career 99
Glenwood Fire Department
Glenwood · EMS
 volunteer 38
Hanover Park Fire Department
Hanover Park · EMS
 career 48
Harvey Fire Department
Harvey
 career 62
Hazel Crest Department of Fire Rescue and Inspection Services
Hazel Crest · EMS
 career 30
Hillside Fire Department
Hillside · EMS
 career 25
Hoffman Estates Fire Department
Hoffman Estates · EMS
 other -
Holbrook Fire Protection District
Chicago Heights
 other -
Hometown Fire Protection District
Hometown · EMS
 volunteer 45
Homewood Acres Fire Department
Homewood
 other -
Homewood Fire Department
Homewood · EMS
 volunteer 37
International Truck and Engine Company
Melrose Park
 volunteer 30
LA Grange Fire Department
La Grange · EMS
 career 25
LA Grange Park Fire Department
La Grange · EMS
 volunteer 57
Lansing Fire Department
Lansing · EMS
 volunteer 66
Lemont Fire Protection District
Lemont · EMS
 career 69
Leyden Fire Protection District
Franklin Park · EMS
 volunteer 35
Lincolnwood Fire Department
Lincolnwood · EMS
 career 40
Lynwood Volunteer Fire Department
Lynwood · EMS
 volunteer 36
Lyons Fire Department
Lyons · EMS
 other -
Markham Fire Department
Markham
 career 18
Matteson Fire Department
Matteson · EMS
 career 50
Maywood Fire Department
Maywood · EMS
 career 44
McCook Fire Department
Mccook · EMS
 career 11
Melrose Park Fire Department
Melrose Park · EMS
 career 63
Melrose Park Fire Department / Ambulance 2
Melrose Park · EMS
 other -
Merrionette Park Fire Department
Merrionette Park · EMS
 volunteer 33
Midlothian Fire Department
Midlothian
 volunteer 32
Mittal Steel United States of America/Riverdale Fire Rescue Services
Riverdale · EMS
 other -
Morton Grove Fire Department
Morton Grove · EMS
 career 46
Mount Prospect Fire Department
Mount Prospect · EMS
 career 118
Nalco Company Fire Department
Chicago
 other -
Niles Fire Department
Niles · EMS
 career 55
Niles Fire Department 3
Niles · EMS
 other -
North Maine Fire Protection District
Des Plaines · EMS
 career 29
North Palos Fire Protection District
Palos Hills · EMS
 volunteer 55
North Riverside Fire Department
North Riverside · EMS
 career 28
Northbrook Fire Department
Northbrook · EMS
 career 95
Northfield Fire Rescue Department
Northfield · EMS
 volunteer 48
Northlake Fire Protection District
Northlake · EMS
 career 53
Norwood Park Fire Protection District
Harwood Heights · EMS
 career 38
Oak Forest Fire Department
Oak Forest · EMS
 volunteer 62
Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County - Public Safety Department
Oak Forest
 career 36
Oak Lawn Fire Department
Oak Lawn · EMS
 career 103
Oak Park Fire Department
Oak Park · EMS
 career 72
Orland Fire Protection District
Orland Park · EMS
 career 152
Palatine Fire Department
Palatine · EMS
 career 100
Palatine Rural Fire Protection District
Inverness · EMS
 career 23
Palos Fire Protection District
Palos Park · EMS
 volunteer 63
Palos Heights Fire Protection District
Palos Heights · EMS
 volunteer 30
Park Forest Fire Department
Park Forest · EMS
 career 37
Park Ridge Fire Department
Park Ridge · EMS
 career 53
Phoenix Fire Department
Phoenix
 volunteer 20
Pleasantview Fire Protection District
Lagrange · EMS
 other -
Pleasantview Fire Protection District
Countryside · EMS
 career 90
Posen Fire Department
Posen · EMS
 volunteer 37
Prospect Heights Fire Protection District
Prospect Heights · EMS
 volunteer 78
Prospect Heights Fire Protection District
Wheeling · EMS
 other -
Richton Park Fire Department
Richton Park · EMS
 volunteer 51
River Forest Fire Department
River Forest · EMS
 career 22
River Grove Fire Department
River Grove · EMS
 career 81
Riverdale Fire Department
Riverdale · EMS
 volunteer 25
Riverside Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services
Riverside · EMS
 other -
Riverside Fire Department
Riverside · EMS
 volunteer 55
Robbins Fire Department
Robbins
 career 24
Roberts Park Fire Protection District
Justice · EMS
 career 1
Roberts Park Fire Protection District
Justice · EMS
 volunteer 57
Rolling Meadows Fire Department
Rolling Meadows · EMS
 career 48
Rosemont Fire Department
Rosemont · EMS
 career 80
Sauk Village Fire Department
Sauk Village
 volunteer 32
Schaumburg Fire Department
Schaumburg · EMS
 career 148
Schiller Park Fire Department
Schiller Park · EMS
 career 32
Skokie Fire Department
Skokie
 career 120
South Chicago Heights Fire Department
South Chicago Heights · EMS
 volunteer 38
South Holland Fire Department
South Holland · EMS
 volunteer 66
Steger Fire Department
Steger · EMS
 other -
Stickney Fire Department
Stickney · EMS
 volunteer 62
Stone Park Fire Department
Stone Park · EMS
 career 30
Streamwood Fire Department
Streamwood · EMS
 career 49
Summit Fire Department
Summit · EMS
 volunteer 50
Thornton Fire Department
Thornton · EMS
 volunteer 49
Tinley Park Fire Department
Tinley Park
 volunteer 106
Village of Bellwood Fire Department
Bellwood · EMS
 career 29
Westchester Fire Department
Westchester · EMS
 career 31
Western Springs Fire Department
Western Springs · EMS
 volunteer 53
Wheeling Fire Department
Wheeling · EMS
 career 53
Willow Springs Fire and Rescue
Willow Springs · EMS
 volunteer 46
Wilmette Fire Department
Wilmette · EMS
 career 47
Winnetka Fire Department
Winnetka · EMS
 career 25
Worth Fire Department
Worth · EMS
 career 13

Coverage desk

Roster-weight lane (5,736 personnel) - station density and largest-book share from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 66 career, 44 volunteer, 0 combination (34% volunteer).

3.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (204 stations / 5,736 roster).

Largest book: Orland Fire Protection District holds 3% of county personnel (152 of 5,736).

Photo-finish peer: Westchester County, NY (+1 personnel).

Illinois roster context

State departments
1,493
Annual fires
72,000
Volunteer %
55%
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FAQ

How many firefighters serve Cook County? ▼

Cook County has 5,736 total fire department personnel across 129 departments. The average per department is 44, which is 91% above the Illinois average.

How many fire departments are in Cook County, IL? ▼

Cook County, IL has 129 fire departments with available federal data. 66 career, 44 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #1 of 102 among Illinois counties with at least one listed department.

Are Cook County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼

No, 66 of 129 departments (51%) are career (paid) departments.

Does Cook County have EMS coverage? ▼

Yes - 152 departments in Cook County provide EMS services.

Nationwide counties with similar fire coverage

Westchester County, NY 5,737 pers Allegheny County, PA 5,871 pers Erie County, NY 6,117 pers Frederick County, MD 4,900 pers Suffolk County, NY 170 depts Nassau County, NY 112 depts Westmoreland County, PA 111 depts Bergen County, NJ 103 depts
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Cook, IL Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Cook, IL Top 5 1. Orland Fire Protection District 152 personnel 2. Schaumburg Fire Department 148 personnel 3. Des Plaines Fire Department 129 personnel 4. Skokie Fire Department 120 personnel 5. Mount Prospect Fire Department 118 personnel Top 5 fire departments by total personnel in this county.Source: U.S. Fire Administration NFDR.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Personnel totals for Cook County sum HIFLD roster fields (career + volunteer) where reported.