Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District

Prospect Heights, IL · Cook County. Prospect Heights Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 78 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.

78
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 7%
national personnel size
+239%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$121,958
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
47/100
Prospect Heights 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 A
39 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 F
$1,564 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
78 personnel · 2 stations

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Prospect Heights, IL (Cook County), with 2 stations and 78 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,564 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $121,958.

  • National personnel rank #1,564 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #45 of 971
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 128 other listed departments in Cook County

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

78 Top 7% higher than 93% 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 CN423 · Prospect Heights Fire Protection District, IL 78 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 78
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,564
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ El Campo Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $122K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: El Campo 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
Prospect Heights, IL
FDID
CN423

FEMA Grant History

$122K
Cumulative funding (FY2007–2015)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2015 EMW2014FO01580 $207,322
2008 EMW2007FF00152 $-28,440
2007 EMW-2007-FF-0015 $-56,924

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Prospect Heights Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #45 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,564 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 239% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District is 1.4% 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.

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 78 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 78 personnel

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

El Campo Volunteer Fire Department, TX 78 Kennewick Fire Department, WA 78 Grand Traverse Metro Fire Department, MI 78 Boles Fire Protection District, MO 78 Kalamazoo Township Fire Department, MI 78 Cedar Hill Fire Protection District, MO 78 Gowanda Volunteer Fire Department, NY 78 Wentzville Fire Protection District, MO 78

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Prospect Heights Fire Protection District have?

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District has 78 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 239% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,564 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #45 of 971 by personnel.

Does Prospect Heights Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Prospect Heights Fire Protection District operate?

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Prospect Heights Fire Protection District?

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

Has Prospect Heights Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Prospect Heights Fire Protection District has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $121,958 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2007–2015 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2015.

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.