County profile

Iroquois County, IL 22 departments

22 HIFLD departments in Iroquois County, Illinois - coverage desk and roster table below.

22 departments · #21 of 102 in-state

Iroquois County, IL is a high-breadth HIFLD county: 22 departments (0 career / 17 volunteer / 0 combination) totaling 427 personnel, #21 of 102 in-state.

  • Personnel rank #21 of 102 in Illinois
  • 4.68 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8% of roster in Chebanse Township Rural Fire Protection District
  • 5 of 22 depts provide EMS
  • 22 of 1,493 Illinois departments statewide
22
Departments
427
Total Personnel
#21 of 102
In-state by personnel
17
Volunteer Depts

Fire Departments in Iroquois County

All fire departments in Iroquois County, IL with personnel and station counts
Department Type Personnel
Ashkum Township Fire Protection District
Ashkum
volunteer 28
Beaver Fire Protection District
Donovan
volunteer 20
Beaverville Fire Protection District
Beaverville
volunteer 20
Buckley Fire Protection District / Buckley Ambulance Service
Buckley · EMS
volunteer 34
Chebanse Township Rural Fire Protection District
Clifton
volunteer 35
Cissna Park Fire Protection District
Cissna Park · EMS
volunteer 31
Concord Fire Protection District
Iroquois
other -
Crescent-Iroquois Fire Protection District
Crescent City
volunteer 25
Danforth Fire Protection District
Danforth
other -
Gilman Community Fire Protection District
Gilman
volunteer 25
Iroquois-Ford Fire Protection District
Thawville
other -
Loda Fire Protection District
Loda
volunteer 25
Martinton Fire Protection District
Martinton · EMS
other -
Milford Fire Protection District
Milford · EMS
volunteer 30
Onarga Fire Protection District
Onarga
volunteer 21
Otto Township Fire Protection District
Chebanse · EMS
other -
Papineau Fire Protection District
Papineau
volunteer 20
Sheldon District Fire Department
Sheldon
volunteer 29
Stockland Fire Protection District
Stockland
volunteer 25
Watseka Volunteer Fire Department
Watseka
volunteer 24
Wellington-Greer Fire Protection District
Wellington
volunteer 17
Woodland Fire Protection District
Woodland
volunteer 18

Coverage desk

Breadth lane (22 departments) - station density and roster concentration from HIFLD.

Staffing mix: 0 career, 17 volunteer, 0 combination (77% volunteer).

4.68 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (20 stations / 427 roster).

Largest book: Chebanse Township Rural Fire Protection District holds 8% of county personnel (35 of 427).

Photo-finish peer: Madison County, IN (+0 personnel).

Illinois breadth context

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

How many fire departments are in Iroquois County, IL?

Iroquois County, IL has 22 fire departments with available federal data. 17 volunteer, By total reported personnel it ranks #21 of 102 among Illinois counties with at least one listed department.

Are Iroquois County fire departments mostly volunteer?

Yes, 17 of 22 departments (77%) in Iroquois County are volunteer.

How many firefighters serve Iroquois County?

Iroquois County has 427 total fire department personnel across 22 departments. The average per department is 19, which is 17% below the Illinois average.

Does Iroquois County have EMS coverage?

Yes - 5 departments in Iroquois County provide EMS services.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.
Top fire departments in Iroquois, IL Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (personnel). Top fire departments in Iroquois, IL Top 5 1. Chebanse Township Rural Fire Protection Dis… 35 personnel 2. Buckley Fire Protection District / Buckley… 34 personnel 3. Cissna Park Fire Protection District 31 personnel 4. Milford Fire Protection District 30 personnel 5. Sheldon District Fire Department 29 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 Department count for Iroquois County is the HIFLD/NFDR listing in this extract; not every FDID reports staffing.