Fire Department Organization

The East Peoria Fire Department consists of:

  • One fire chief
  • One deputy chief
  • Three assistant chiefs
  • Nine lieutenants
  • 32 firefighters
  • One administrative assistant
  • 47 total fire department employees

East Peoria’s firefighters are also paramedics. The EPFD is one of the few fire departments south of Interstate 80 to provide 100% fire-based paramedic service.