Winfield Fire Protection District

What Winfield Fire Protection District does

Winfield Fire Protection District is a unit of local government organized under Illinois law (70 ILCS 705/) and founded in 1941 to provide fire suppression, emergency medical services at paramedic level, technical rescue, and dive rescue across approximately 13 square miles serving 30,000+ residents in the Village of Winfield and surrounding DuPage County, Illinois. The district operates from two fire stations and runs a fleet of fire apparatus, ambulances, and specialized rescue vehicles, with a rotating shift staffing model of approximately five personnel per shift. Service delivery is supplemented by a Fire Prevention Bureau that handles inspections, code enforcement, and public education.

The district's revenue model is a hybrid of property tax levy and ambulance transport billing, consistent with Illinois fire protection district practice. The geography and resident population are statutorily fixed, and the district holds an ISO Class 4 rating (earned October 1993) that influences commercial insurance premiums for in-district properties. Recent operational posture includes active recruitment of full-time firefighter/paramedics, mutual aid training partnerships with neighboring fire districts (formalized June 2020), and a community partnership with the Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce on COVID-19 food support. In 2022 the district relocated its headquarters to 0N525 County Farm Road and produced a referendum video supporting a funding ballot measure, signaling investment in both physical infrastructure and tax base expansion. Current leadership is Fire Chief Steven Evans, with continuity from prior chiefs Phillip DiMenza (October 1999) and Deputy Chief Bryan Lewis (December 2003).

Name

Winfield Fire Protection District

Legal name

Winfield Fire Protection District

Website

https://winfieldfpd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Winfield Fire Protection District is a governmental fire and EMS agency in DuPage County, Illinois, serving 30,000+ residents across 13 square miles with fire suppression, paramedic-level emergency medical services, technical rescue, and dive rescue operations funded by property taxes and ambulance billing.

Ownership category

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Product category

Fire Protection Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety) (BPAIAGAL), Fire & Life Safety Services (Inspection/Testing/Sprinklers/Alarms) (IMAIAAAI)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Technical rescue operations
• Fire safety inspections
• Community fire prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Winfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: As a fire protection district, the organization is funded primarily through local property taxes collected from residents within its approximately 13 square mile service area covering over 30,000 residents.
2. Ambulance Billing: Emergency medical transport services are billed to patients/insurance providers. The district maintains ambulance billing operations with questions handled at 630.530.2988.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Winfield Fire Protection District is a public safety agency that delivers 24-hour fire suppression, emergency medical response with paramedic-level care, technical and dive rescue, and fire code compliance inspections across approximately 13 square miles serving over 30,000 residents. The district also operates community fire prevention education programs including CPR training, fire extinguisher training, child seat safety checks, and station tours. Funding is derived primarily from local property taxes and ambulance transport billing.

Product overview

Winfield Fire Protection District operates as a single unified service providing fire protection, emergency medical response, and community safety education to approximately 30,000 residents across 13 square miles. The district's core offering consists of emergency response services (fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue, and dive operations) supported by community-focused programs including fire inspections, CPR/fire safety training, school education during Fire Prevention Week, reflective address sign distribution, and fire station tours. The district utilizes a 'Jump Company' operational model to maximize efficiency with limited staffing.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Suppression & Emergency Response Services Core fire suppression, emergency medical response, technical rescue, and dive rescue services delivered 24 hours a day across approximately 13 square miles serving over 30,000 residents, answering over 2,300 calls per year with engines, ambulances, pumper/tankers, brush trucks, and rescue squads.
• Fire Inspection Program Fire safety inspection services for commercial properties and apartment buildings with three or more dwelling units, including plan reviews, pre-construction and final occupancy site inspections, and routine fire inspections conducted by on-duty personnel and the Fire Marshal.
• Community Education and Safety Programs Fire prevention and education programs including CPR training classes, fire extinguisher training, child seat safety checks, block party and community event presentations, and station tours for residents and businesses.
• Fire Prevention Week Activities Annual educational programs delivered during the second week of October, including elementary school visits with smoke detector demonstrations, Stop-Drop-Roll training, and fire safety education for all ages.
• Reflective Address Sign Program Program providing reflective address signs placed on mailbox posts or metal posts near driveways to help emergency vehicles locate residences set back from streets or lacking streetlights.
• Fire Station Tours Station tours for groups of all ages featuring demonstrations of firefighter gear, tours of living quarters, and displays of emergency response vehicles.
• Emergency Medical Transport and Ambulance Billing Paramedic-level emergency medical care and ambulance transport services delivered by full-time and part-time Firefighter/Paramedics, with billing to patients and insurance providers administered at 630.530.2988.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DuComm Emergency Communication AgencycoreOthers · 1 January 1977The district entered DuComm Emergency Communication Agency in January 1977, receiving all 911 calls for the district. This partnership provides centralized dispatch services for emergency communications.
• DuPage County Government OfficescoreOthersThe district operates within DuPage County and coordinates with county government for various administrative and emergency management functions.
• West Chicago Fire Protection DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual aid training partner. West Chicago Fire Protection District along with Winfield, Wheaton, Carol Stream, Roselle, and Hanover Park trained together on structural collapse and search dog operations in June 2020.
• Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe district trained with this organization in June 1999 and assisted in the production of a home fire sprinkler educational tape titled 'Protect What You Value Most,' which was televised nationwide on Ron Hazelton and Good Morning America.
• Village of WinfieldcoreOthersThe primary municipality served by the fire protection district. The district is responsible for protecting citizens of Winfield and surrounding unincorporated DuPage County.
• Western DuPage Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe chamber joined forces with the West Chicago Community Center to offer support to front line heroes including the Winfield Fire Protection District. Food support was provided to firefighters during the COVID-19 period, with food purchased at local businesses like Coopers Corner of Winfield.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Naperville Fire Department: Large DuPage County municipal fire department providing comprehensive fire, EMS, technical rescue, and dive services. Comparable in scope of capabilities but operates at materially larger scale and budget than Winfield FPD.
• Downers Grove Fire Department: Larger municipal fire department in DuPage County providing fire suppression, EMS, and specialized rescue. Operates at greater scale than Winfield with overlapping service-area characteristics and shared mutual-aid responsibilities.

Direct peers

• Roselle Fire Department: Named mutual-aid partner of Winfield Fire Protection District for joint training. Provides equivalent fire protection, EMS, and technical rescue services within an adjacent DuPage/Cook County community.
• Wheaton Fire Department: Mutual-aid partner with Winfield in structural collapse and search dog operations. Municipal fire department serving an adjacent DuPage County community with comparable fire suppression, EMS, and technical rescue scope.
• Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company: DuPage County fire service organization with similar community-protection mission and historical transition from volunteer to professional staffing model akin to Winfield's 1970s-1980s evolution.
• Lisle-Woodridge Fire District: DuPage County fire protection district organized under similar Illinois statutes. Provides fire suppression, EMS, and rescue services to a comparable suburban community with a similar municipal-scale operating model.
• Carol Stream Fire Protection District: DuPage County fire protection district that has conducted joint structural collapse and search dog training with Winfield. Closely comparable governmental entity providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue to a defined DuPage community.
• West Chicago Fire Protection District: Neighboring Illinois fire protection district explicitly named as a mutual-aid training partner alongside Winfield for structural collapse and search dog operations. Operates the same statutory model under 70 ILCS 705/ with overlapping DuPage County service territory.
• Oak Brook Fire Department: DuPage County-area fire department providing comparable fire suppression and EMS services to a small suburban community, sharing similar operational scale and regional mutual-aid network participation.
• Hanover Park Fire Department: Mutual-aid training partner of Winfield Fire Protection District. Comparable municipal fire service operating in the same regional mutual-aid network with overlapping DuPage-area operational protocols.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/winfieldfpd
• Facebookfacebook.com/winfieldFPD
• Instagraminstagram.com/winfieldfpd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/winfield-fire-protection-district

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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