Wheeling Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Wheeling Fire Department

Wheeling Fire Department operates as a fire department in Wheeling, within Cook County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, 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. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. 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.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Wheeling Fire Department has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $-604,087 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.