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Western Springs Fire Department

Western Springs, IL · Cook County. Western Springs Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station 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
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Western Springs 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
1
station
$1,376,153
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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
84/100
Western Springs 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 A
53 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 B
$25,965 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
53 personnel · 1 station

Western Springs Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Western Springs, IL (Cook County), with 1 station and 53 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,520 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,376,153.

  • National personnel rank #3,520 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #134 of 971
  • 1.89 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 128 other listed departments in Cook County

Western Springs 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 CS902 · Western Springs Fire Department, IL 53 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MID · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 53
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,520
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Acton Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $1.4M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Acton Volunteer 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
Western Springs, IL
FDID
CS902

FEMA Grant History

$1.4M
Cumulative funding (FY2005–2009)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2009 EMW-2009-FC-0350 $1,100,000
2005 EMW-2005-FG-0671 $276,153

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Western Springs Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #134 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,520 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster fringe

Western Springs 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.

1.89 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 53 roster).

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

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Nationwide volunteer 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 Pittsburg Fire Department, TX 53 Woodford County Fire, KY 53 North Kitsap Fire and Rescue, WA 53 Saint Marys Fire Department, GA 53

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Western Springs Fire Department have?

Western Springs 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 #3,520 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #134 of 971 by personnel.

Does Western Springs Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Western Springs Fire Department operate?

Western Springs Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Western Springs Fire Department?

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

Has Western Springs Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Western Springs Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $1,376,153 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2005–2009 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2009.

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.