Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

West Chicago Fire Protection District

West Chicago, IL · Dupage County. West Chicago Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

West Chicago Fire Protection District pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Illinois average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+109%
vs. Illinois average
3
stations
$308,655
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
West Chicago 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 D
16 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
48 personnel · 3 stations

West Chicago Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving West Chicago, IL (Dupage County), with 3 stations and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,369 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $308,655.

  • National personnel rank #4,369 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #176 of 971
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Dupage County

West Chicago Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 DD362 · West Chicago Fire Protection District, IL 48 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,369
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 104th Fighter Win…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $309K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA (+ 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
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
West Chicago, IL
FDID
DD362

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2016FO00955 $308,655

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How West Chicago Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #176 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,369 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 109% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

West Chicago Fire Protection District is 3.0% of Dupage County roster mass

The county lists 51 departments totaling 1,613 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 94% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Argonne Fire Department
Lemont · career
Bensenville Fire Protection District
Bensenville · career
Bloomingdale Fire Protection District
Bloomingdale · career
Clarendon Hills Fire Department
Clarendon Hills · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 48 personnel

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

104th Fighter Wing Barnes Air National Guard Fire and Rescue-Dod, MA 48 Central Fire Department, SC 48 Fort Detrick Fire and Emergency Services-Dod, MD 48 Lake Havasu City Fire Department, AZ 48 State of Hawaii Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting - Hilo Station, HI 48 Village Fire Department, TX 48 Sandwich Fire Department, MA 48 Corinth Fire Department, MS 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does West Chicago Fire Protection District have?

West Chicago Fire Protection District has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 109% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,369 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #176 of 971 by personnel.

Does West Chicago Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does West Chicago Fire Protection District operate?

West Chicago Fire Protection District operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is West Chicago Fire Protection District?

West Chicago Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Dupage County, IL. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has West Chicago Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, West Chicago Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $308,655 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

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.