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Richton Park Fire Department

Richton Park, IL · Cook County. Richton Park Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 51 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.

51
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 17%
national personnel size
+122%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$649,197
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
Richton Park 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
25.5 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
$12,729 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
51 personnel · 2 stations

Richton Park Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Richton Park, IL (Cook County), with 2 stations and 51 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,742 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $649,197.

  • National personnel rank #3,742 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #146 of 971
  • 3.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 128 other listed departments in Cook County

Richton Park Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

51 Top 17% higher than 83% 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 CN433 · Richton Park Fire Department, IL 51 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 51
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bath
  • FEMA-MID $649K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bath Fire Department, ME (+ 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
Richton Park, IL
FDID
CN433

FEMA Grant History

$649K
Cumulative funding (FY2017–2023)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2023 EMW-2023-FF-02025 $260,000
2017 EMW2016FR00433 $389,197

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Richton Park Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #146 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,742 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 122% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Richton Park 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.

3.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 51 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 51 personnel

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

Bath Fire Department, ME 51 Bowdoin Volunteer Fire Department, ME 51 Cuero Fire Department, TX 51 Del Rio Fire and Rescue, TX 51 Goodwins Mills Fire and Rescue Department, ME 51 Jollyville Volunteer Fire Department, TX 51 Leander Volunteer Fire Department, TX 51 Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department, TX 51

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Richton Park Fire Department have?

Richton Park Fire Department has 51 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 122% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,742 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #146 of 971 by personnel.

Does Richton Park Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Richton Park Fire Department operate?

Richton Park Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Richton Park Fire Department?

Richton Park Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Cook County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Richton Park Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Richton Park Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $649,197 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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