Department profile

Volunteer

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department

North Chicago, IL · Lake County. Abbott North Chicago Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 53 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

53
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 15%
national personnel size
+130%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$1,745,401
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
86/100
Abbott North Chicago Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity A
53 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment B
$32,932 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
53 personnel · 1 station

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving North Chicago, IL (Lake County), with 1 station and 53 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,405 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,745,401.

  • National personnel rank #3,405 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #128 of 971
  • 1.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • 37 other listed departments in Lake County

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

53 Top 15% higher than 85% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet LA448 · Abbott North Chicago Fire Department, IL 53 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 53
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #3,405
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Acton Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.7M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Acton Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every IL department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
North Chicago, IL
FDID
LA448

FEMA Grant History

$1.7M
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2016)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2014FH00784 $737,160
2014 EMW2013FO00207 $175,500
2013 EMW2012FH00627 $832,741

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Abbott North Chicago Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #128 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,405 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 130% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department is 3.6% of Lake County roster mass

The county lists 50 departments totaling 1,482 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

1.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 53 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Acton Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 53 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every IL department.

Acton Volunteer Fire Department, ME 53 Arkansas City Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KS 53 Cat Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 53 Crosby Volunteer Fire Department, TX 53 Pittsburg Fire Department, TX 53 Woodford County Fire, KY 53 North Kitsap Fire and Rescue, WA 53 Saint Marys Fire Department, GA 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Abbott North Chicago Fire Department have?

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department has 53 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 130% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,405 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #128 of 971 by personnel.

Does Abbott North Chicago Fire Department provide EMS services?

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Abbott North Chicago Fire Department operate?

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Abbott North Chicago Fire Department?

Abbott North Chicago Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lake County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Abbott North Chicago Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Abbott North Chicago Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,745,401 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

How many fire departments are in Illinois?

Illinois has 1,493 fire departments with 34,868 total personnel. 55% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.