County profile
Fulton County, IL 16 departments
16 HIFLD departments in Fulton County, Illinois - coverage desk and roster table below.
Fulton County, IL is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 16 departments (1 career / 12 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 328 personnel, #28 of 102 in-state.
- Personnel rank #28 of 102 in Illinois
- 5.79 stations per 100 personnel
- 11% of roster in Fairview Fire Protection District
- 5 of 16 depts provide EMS
- 16 of 1,493 Illinois departments statewide
Fire Departments in Fulton County
Coverage desk
Breadth lane (16 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.
Staffing mix: 1 career, 12 volunteer, 0 combination (75% volunteer).
5.79 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (19 stations / 328 roster).
Largest book: Fairview Fire Protection District holds 11% of county personnel (35 of 328).
Photo-finish peer: Montcalm County, MI (+0 personnel).
Illinois breadth context
- State departments
- 1,493
- Annual fires
- 72,000
- Volunteer %
- 55%
FAQ
How many fire departments are in Fulton County, IL? ▼
Fulton County, IL has 16 fire departments with available federal data. 1 career, 12 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #28 of 102 among Illinois counties with at least one listed department.
Are Fulton County fire departments mostly volunteer? ▼
Yes, 12 of 16 departments (75%) in Fulton County are volunteer.
How many firefighters serve Fulton County? ▼
Fulton County has 328 total fire department personnel across 16 departments. The average per department is 21, which is 9% below the Illinois average.
Does Fulton County have EMS coverage? ▼
Yes - 5 departments in Fulton County provide EMS services.
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Source: U.S. Fire Administration, National Fire Department Registry NFDR (National Fire Department Registry) · 2024 Department count for Fulton County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.