Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Wood Dale Fire Protection District

Wood Dale, IL · Dupage County. Wood Dale Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 34 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.

34
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wood Dale Fire Protection District pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Illinois average.

Top 38%
national personnel size
+48%
vs. Illinois average
2
stations
$807,318
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
48/100
Wood Dale 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
17 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
$23,745 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
34 personnel · 2 stations

Wood Dale Fire Protection District is a Career (Paid) department serving Wood Dale, IL (Dupage County), with 2 stations and 34 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #8,557 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $807,318.

  • National personnel rank #8,557 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #362 of 971
  • 5.88 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Dupage County

Wood Dale Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

34 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 DD392 · Wood Dale Fire Protection District, IL 34 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 34
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #8,557
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ 162 Fighter Wing…
  • FEMA-MID $807K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: 162 Fighter Wing Fire Department-Dod, AZ (+ 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
Wood Dale, IL
FDID
DD392

FEMA Grant History

$807K
Cumulative funding (FY2015–2018)
2
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FH-00150 $606,174.89
2015 EMW2014FO02377 $201,143

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How Wood Dale Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #362 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #8,557 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 48% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

Wood Dale Fire Protection District is 2.1% 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.

5.88 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 34 roster).

Photo-finish peer: 162 Fighter Wing Fire Department-Dod, AZ (+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 34 personnel

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

162 Fighter Wing Fire Department-Dod, AZ 34 Angleton Volunteer Fire Department, TX 34 Arp Volunteer Fire Department, TX 34 Arundel Fire - Rescue, ME 34 Fort Leonard Wood Fire and Emergency Services-Dod, MO 34 Forestdale Fire District, AL 34 Cullman Fire Rescue, AL 34 University of Connecticut Fire Department, CT 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wood Dale Fire Protection District have?

Wood Dale Fire Protection District has 34 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 48% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #8,557 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #362 of 971 by personnel.

Does Wood Dale Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Wood Dale Fire Protection District operate?

Wood Dale Fire Protection District operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Wood Dale Fire Protection District?

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

Has Wood Dale Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, Wood Dale Fire Protection District has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $807,317.89 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2015–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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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