Department profile

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Northwest Homer Fire Protection District

Lockport, IL · Will County. Northwest Homer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 67 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.

67
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 9%
national personnel size
+191%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$505,114
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
55/100
Northwest Homer 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
33.5 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 D
$7,539 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
67 personnel · 2 stations

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lockport, IL (Will County), with 2 stations and 67 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,101 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $505,114.

  • National personnel rank #2,101 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #64 of 971
  • 2.99 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Will County

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

67 Top 9% higher than 91% 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 WG304 · Northwest Homer Fire Protection District, IL 67 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 67
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #2,101
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alvin Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $505K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Alvin Volunteer 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
Lockport, IL
FDID
WG304

FEMA Grant History

$505K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FG-05926 $181,363.63
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00564 $323,750

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Northwest Homer Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #64 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,101 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 191% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District is 5.1% of Will County roster mass

The county lists 45 departments totaling 1,315 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 84% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.99 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 67 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 67 personnel

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

Alvin Volunteer Fire Department, TX 67 City of Weslaco Fire Department - Emergency Medical Services, TX 67 Coppell Fire Department, TX 67 Parksley Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated, VA 67 Voorheesville Fire Department, NY 67 Jackson Fire Department, AL 67 Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, MD 67 Plainfield Fire Department, MI 67

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Northwest Homer Fire Protection District have?

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District has 67 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 191% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,101 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #64 of 971 by personnel.

Does Northwest Homer Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Northwest Homer Fire Protection District operate?

Northwest Homer Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Northwest Homer Fire Protection District?

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

Has Northwest Homer Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Northwest Homer Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $505,113.63 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017–2023 (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.