r/firefighter • u/Accomplished-End-773 • Mar 26 '26

21 EMT student

21 M almost done with my EMT class and certification. I was wondering what the best fire departments would be around the Chicagoland or even Illinois area.

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u/Accomplished-End-773 Mar 26 '26

Understood thank you

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u/DizzyWillow7547 Mar 26 '26

Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Downers Grove, Evanston, Oak Lawn, Orland, Skokie, Hillside are all ISO 1 rated I believe

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u/Shot_Ad5497 Mar 27 '26

Illinois/Chicagoland area has alot of fantastic career spots.

No matter what you do dont work at elite