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Bradley Fire Department

Bradley, IL · Kankakee County. Bradley Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 47 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 20%
national personnel size
+104%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$537,033
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
71/100
Bradley 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
47 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment C
$11,426 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 1 station

Bradley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Bradley, IL (Kankakee County), with 1 station and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,396 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $537,033.

  • National personnel rank #4,396 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #178 of 971
  • 2.13 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 15 other listed departments in Kankakee County

Bradley Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

47 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 KB152 · Bradley Fire Department, IL 47 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,396
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Burleson
  • FEMA-MID $537K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Burleson Fire Department, TX (+ 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
Bradley, IL
FDID
KB152

FEMA Grant History

$537K
Cumulative funding (FY2013–2022)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2022 EMW-2022-FG-02458 $204,533.33
2013 EMW2012FV03586 $332,500

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Bradley Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #178 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,396 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 104% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster geometry

Kankakee County HIFLD mix around Bradley Fire Department

Kankakee County: 19 departments, 416 personnel (11 volunteer / 2 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 68% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.13 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Burleson Fire Department, TX (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bourbonnais Fire Protection District
Bourbonnais · volunteer
Grant Park Fire Protection District
Grant Park · volunteer
Kankakee Fire Department
Kankakee · other
Limestone Fire Protection District
Kankakee · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

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

Burleson Fire Department, TX 47 Caribou Fire and Ambulance, ME 47 City of Terrell Fire Department, TX 47 Gainesville Fire Department, TX 47 Gilmer Fire Department, TX 47 LA Feria Volunteer Fire Department, TX 47 Matagorda Volunteer Fire Department / Emergency Medical Services, TX 47 Richmond Fire Department, TX 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Bradley Fire Department have?

Bradley Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 104% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,396 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #178 of 971 by personnel.

Does Bradley Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Bradley Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Bradley Fire Department operate?

Bradley Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Bradley Fire Department?

Bradley Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Kankakee County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Bradley Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Bradley Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $537,033.33 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013–2022 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2022.

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.