Department profile

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North Palos Fire Protection District

Palos Hills, IL · Cook County. North Palos Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 55 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.

55
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 14%
national personnel size
+139%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$1,383,396
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
67/100
North Palos 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 B
27.5 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
$25,153 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
55 personnel · 2 stations

North Palos Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Palos Hills, IL (Cook County), with 2 stations and 55 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,216 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,383,396.

  • National personnel rank #3,216 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #121 of 971
  • 3.64 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 128 other listed departments in Cook County

North Palos Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

55 Top 14% higher than 86% 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 CS652 · North Palos Fire Protection District, IL 55 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 55
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,216
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Belton Fire Depar…
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Belton Fire Department / Emergency Medical Services, 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
Palos Hills, IL
FDID
CS652

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2023)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-02050 $292,486.36
2019 EMW-2019-FG-10683 $727,273
2015 EMW2014FV02160 $363,637

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How North Palos Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #121 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,216 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 139% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

North Palos Fire Protection District is 1.0% of Cook County roster mass

The county lists 181 departments totaling 5,736 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.64 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 55 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Belton Fire Department / Emergency Medical Services, TX (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 55 personnel

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

Belton Fire Department / Emergency Medical Services, TX 55 Boerne Volunteer Fire Department, TX 55 Boothbay Volunteer Fire Department, ME 55 Brunswick Fire Department - Central Station, ME 55 Champions Area Volunteer Fire Department, TX 55 Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company, PA 55 Little Elm Fire Department, TX 55 Madawaska Fire Department, ME 55

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does North Palos Fire Protection District have?

North Palos Fire Protection District has 55 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 139% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,216 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #121 of 971 by personnel.

Does North Palos Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does North Palos Fire Protection District operate?

North Palos Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is North Palos Fire Protection District?

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

Has North Palos Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, North Palos Fire Protection District has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,383,396.36 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2023 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2023.

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.