Villa Park Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Villa Park Fire Department

Villa Park Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Villa Park, within Dupage County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 27 total personnel, 3 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Illinois has 1,493 registered fire departments and 34,868 total personnel, averaging roughly 23 staff per department. Villa Park Fire Department runs 17% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 72,000 fires, 127 fire deaths, and 55% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.