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Grayslake Fire Protection District

Grayslake, IL · Lake County. Grayslake Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Grayslake Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+109%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$1,452,661
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
63/100
Grayslake Fire Protection District

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 C
24 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 B
$30,264 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
48 personnel · 2 stations

Grayslake Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Grayslake, IL (Lake County), with 2 stations and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,273 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,452,661.

  • National personnel rank #4,273 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #170 of 971
  • 4.17 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 37 other listed departments in Lake County

Grayslake Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 LA193 · Grayslake Fire Protection District, IL 48 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 104th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-MID $1.5M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA (+ 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
Grayslake, IL
FDID
LA193

FEMA Grant History

$1.5M
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2021)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-00519 $363,636.36
2019 EMW-2019-FG-02305 $184,080
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00358 $672,272
2017 EMW-2017-FO-03699 $232,673

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Grayslake Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #170 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,273 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 109% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Grayslake Fire Protection District is 3.2% 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.

4.17 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA 48 Central Fire Department, SC 48 Fort Detrick Fire and Emergency Services-Dod, MD 48 Lake Havasu City Fire Department, AZ 48 Luling Fire Department, TX 48 Milford Fire Department, ME 48 Rosebud Volunteer Fire Department, TX 48 Southeast Volunteer Fire Department, TX 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Grayslake Fire Protection District have?

Grayslake Fire Protection District has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 109% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,273 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #170 of 971 by personnel.

Does Grayslake Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

Yes, Grayslake Fire Protection District provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Grayslake Fire Protection District operate?

Grayslake Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Grayslake Fire Protection District?

Grayslake Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lake County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Grayslake Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Grayslake Fire Protection District has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $1,452,661.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

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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