Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Park Ridge Fire Department

Park Ridge, IL · Cook County. Park Ridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 53 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.

53
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Park Ridge Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+130%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$629,755
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
54/100
Park Ridge 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 C
26.5 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 C
$11,882 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
53 personnel · 2 stations

Park Ridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Park Ridge, IL (Cook County), with 2 stations and 53 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,493 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $629,755.

  • National personnel rank #3,493 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #133 of 971
  • 3.77 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 128 other listed departments in Cook County

Park Ridge Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

53 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 CN411 · Park Ridge Fire Department, IL 53 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 53
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,493
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Acton Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $630K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Acton Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+ 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
CAREER
Location
Park Ridge, IL
FDID
CN411

FEMA Grant History

$630K
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2016)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2016 EMW2015FV01017 $500,000
2014 EMW2013FH00615 $129,755

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Park Ridge Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #133 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,493 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 130% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Park Ridge Fire Department is 0.9% 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.

3.77 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 53 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Acton Volunteer Fire Department, ME (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide career peers near 53 personnel

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

Acton Volunteer Fire Department, ME 53 Arkansas City Fire and Emergency Medical Services, KS 53 Cat Springs Volunteer Fire Department, TX 53 Crosby Volunteer Fire Department, TX 53 Lancaster Fire Department, TX 53 LA Pine Rural Fire Protection District, OR 53 Bourne Fire Rescue and Emergency Services Department, MA 53 Plant City Fire and Rescue, FL 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Park Ridge Fire Department have?

Park Ridge Fire Department has 53 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 130% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,493 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #133 of 971 by personnel.

Does Park Ridge Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Park Ridge Fire Department operate?

Park Ridge Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Park Ridge Fire Department?

Park Ridge Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Cook County, IL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Park Ridge Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Park Ridge Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $629,755 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2016 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2016.

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.