Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

York Center Fire Protection District

Lombard, IL · Dupage County. York Center Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 54 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.

54
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 15%
national personnel size
+135%
vs. Illinois average
1
station
$180,970
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
54/100
York Center 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 A
54 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 F
$3,351 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
54 personnel · 1 station

York Center Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Lombard, IL (Dupage County), with 1 station and 54 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,404 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $180,970.

  • National personnel rank #3,404 of 22,440
  • IL personnel rank #127 of 971
  • 1.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Dupage County

York Center Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

54 Top 15% higher than 85% 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 DD403 · York Center Fire Protection District, IL 54 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 54
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,404
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clay Volunteer
  • FEMA-LIGHT $181K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Clay Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+ 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
Lombard, IL
FDID
DD403

FEMA Grant History

$181K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FO-03022 $180,970

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

Staffing vs the Illinois average

How York Center Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Illinois. In-state it ranks #127 of 971 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,404 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 135% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
127
IL departments
1,493

County roster fringe

York Center Fire Protection District is 3.3% 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.

1.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 54 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Clay Volunteer Fire Department, KY (+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 volunteer peers near 54 personnel

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

Clay Volunteer Fire Department, KY 54 Denison Fire Department - Central Station, TX 54 Dixfield Fire Company, ME 54 Kingsville Fire Department, TX 54 Scott County Fire Department, KY 54 Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department - Central Station, TX 54 Saint Paul Fire District, OR 54 Little Dixie Fire Protection District, MO 54

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does York Center Fire Protection District have?

York Center Fire Protection District has 54 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 135% above the Illinois average of 23 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,404 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within IL, it ranks #127 of 971 by personnel.

Does York Center Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does York Center Fire Protection District operate?

York Center Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is York Center Fire Protection District?

York Center Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Dupage County, IL. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has York Center Fire Protection District received federal grants?

Yes, York Center Fire Protection District has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $180,970 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.