Coverage
Departments
Every fire department we follow. Each page lists the non-emergency number, dispatch center and where to listen.
- Fire East (4)
- Fire North (4)
- Fire South (3)
- Fire West (4)
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Algonquin-LITH Fire Protection District
Algonquin-LITH FPD serves the villages of Algonquin and Lake in the Hills, spanning portions of McHenry and Kane counties.
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Cary Fire Protection District
Cary FPD serves the communities of Cary, Oakwood Hills, and Trout Valley — about 18.5 square miles and 35,000 residents.
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Crystal Lake Fire Rescue
Crystal Lake Fire Rescue serves Crystal Lake, the Crystal Lake Rural district, Lakewood, and portions of Lake in the Hills.
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Fox River Grove FPD
Fox River Grove FPD serves its own village plus portions of Barrington Hills and Algonquin — roughly 5,000 residents.
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Harvard Fire Protection District
Harvard FPD covers 108.5 square miles of northwest McHenry County, serving Harvard, Chemung, Lawrence, and the surrounding rural areas.
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Hebron-Alden-Greenwood FPD
Hebron-Alden-Greenwood FPD covers roughly 53 square miles of northern McHenry County, including all of Hebron Township and parts of three others.
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Huntley Fire Protection District
Huntley FPD serves the town of Huntley, portions of Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Hampshire, Gilberts, and surrounding Rural Areas.
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Marengo Fire Protection District
Marengo Fire and Rescue serves the city of Marengo and the townships of Coral, Riley, and Seneca — 106 square miles.
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McHenry Township FPD
McHenry Township FPD protects 56 square miles and about 55,000 residents across McHenry, Johnsburg, Lakemoor, Ringwood, and neighboring communities.
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Nunda Rural Fire Protection District
Nunda Rural FPD serves the greater Prairie Grove and Burton’s Bridge area — about 9 square miles of unincorporated McHenry County.
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Richmond Township FPD
Richmond Township FPD serves the village of Richmond and the surrounding township in northern McHenry County, near the Wisconsin border.
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Spring Grove Fire Protection District
Spring Grove FPD protects about 23.5 square miles across Burton and Richmond townships, serving roughly 8,500 residents around Spring Grove.
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Union Fire Protection District
Union FPD serves the village of Union and surrounding rural McHenry County, and is one of the county’s last all-volunteer departments.
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Wonder Lake Fire Protection District
Wonder Lake FPD covers about 12 square miles around Wonder Lake, spanning McHenry and Greenwood townships in northern McHenry County.
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Woodstock Fire/Rescue District
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District covers 82.5 square miles of central McHenry County, protecting Woodstock and roughly 40,000 residents.