Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

East Peoria Fire Department

East Peoria, IL · Tazewell County. East Peoria Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 42 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.

42
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

East Peoria Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Illinois average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+83%
vs. Illinois average
3
stations
$1,368,182
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
18/100
East Peoria 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 F
14 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
42 personnel · 3 stations

East Peoria Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving East Peoria, IL (Tazewell County), with 3 stations and 42 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,477 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,368,182.

  • National personnel rank #5,477 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #221 of 971
  • 7.14 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 21 other listed departments in Tazewell County

East Peoria Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

42 Top 24% higher than 76% 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 TA182 · East Peoria Fire Department, IL 42 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 42
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,477
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Aldine Fire and R…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Aldine Fire and Rescue, TX (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 CAREER
Location
East Peoria, IL
FDID
TA182

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2020)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2020 EMW-2020-FG-15180 $1,368,181.82

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How East Peoria Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #221 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,477 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 83% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

East Peoria Fire Department is 8.4% of Tazewell County roster mass

The county lists 27 departments totaling 501 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 56% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

7.14 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 42 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Aldine Fire and Rescue, TX (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 42 personnel

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

Aldine Fire and Rescue, TX 42 Bonham Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, TX 42 City of Terrell Fire Department, TX 42 Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department, TX 42 Keller Fire and Rescue, TX 42 Port of Houston Authority Fire Department, TX 42 Colville Tribal Fire and Rescue, WA 42 Central Falls Fire Department, RI 42

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does East Peoria Fire Department have?

East Peoria Fire Department has 42 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 83% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,477 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #221 of 971 by personnel.

Does East Peoria Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does East Peoria Fire Department operate?

East Peoria Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is East Peoria Fire Department?

East Peoria Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Tazewell County, IL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has East Peoria Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, East Peoria Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,368,181.82 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2020 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2020.

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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