East Chicago Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About East Chicago Fire Department

East Chicago Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in East Chicago, within Lake County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 84 total personnel, 4 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Indiana has 969 registered fire departments and 21,919 total personnel, averaging roughly 23 staff per department. East Chicago Fire Department runs 265% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 43,600 fires, 94 fire deaths, and 55% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.