Ranking

50 Largest Fire Departments by Personnel

Top 50 U.S. fire departments ranked by total personnel. Includes career firefighters, volunteers, and EMS members on record in the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

#	Department	State	Personnel	Stations	Apparatus	Type
1	BALTIMORE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Towson	MD	6,545	60	—	volunteer
2	HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT Houston	TX	3,815	88	—	career
3	FREDERICK COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION Frederick	MD	2,807	29	—	volunteer
4	CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION - PERRIS STATION Perris	CA	2,030	95	—	career
5	DALLAS FIRE-RESCUE Dallas	TX	2,030	55	—	career
6	PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Largo	MD	1,981	44	—	volunteer
7	SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT San Francisco	CA	1,835	42	—	career
8	CITY OF MEMPHIS DIVISION OF FIRE Memphis	TN	1,808	55	—	career
9	BALTIMORE CITY FIRE Baltimore	MD	1,752	43	—	career
10	COLUMBUS DIVISION OF FIRE Columbus	OH	1,675	32	—	career
11	SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE San Antonio	TX	1,505	48	—	career
12	ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY Irvine	CA	1,435	60	—	career
13	HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT Honolulu	HI	1,330	44	—	career
14	NASHVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT Nashville	TN	1,236	35	—	career
15	PALM BEACH COUNTY FIRE RESCUE Royal Palm Beach	FL	1,218	41	—	career
16	AUSTIN FIRE DEPARTMENT Austin	TX	1,100	42	—	career
17	CLARK COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Las Vegas	NV	1,085	25	—	career
18	CHARLOTTE FIRE DEPARTMENT Charlotte	NC	1,082	37	—	career
19	SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT Seattle	WA	1,078	35	—	career
20	OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT Oklahoma City	OK	1,031	35	—	career
21	CLEVELAND FIRE DEPARTMENT Cleveland	OH	1,028	26	—	career
22	SAN DIEGO FIRE - RESCUE DEPARTMENT San Diego	CA	1,018	44	—	career
23	KANSAS CITY MISSOURI FIRE DEPARTMENT Kansas City	MO	1,008	34	—	career
24	HOWARD COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Columbia	MD	982	11	—	career
25	DENVER FIRE DEPARTMENT Denver	CO	909	31	—	career
26	EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT - CENTRAL STATION El Paso	TX	880	34	—	career
27	SAN JOSE FIRE DEPARTMENT San Jose	CA	843	31	—	career
28	INDIANAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT Indianapolis	IN	819	26	—	career
29	KANSAS CITY KANSAS FIRE DEPARTMENT Kansas City	KS	799	18	—	other
30	FORT WORTH FIRE DEPARTMENT Fort Worth	TX	782	38	—	career
31	TUCSON FIRE DEPARTMENT Tucson	AZ	770	21	—	career
32	BUFFALO FIRE DEPARTMENT Buffalo	NY	765	22	—	career
33	PORTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE Portland	OR	736	27	—	career
34	TULSA FIRE DEPARTMENT Tulsa	OK	730	30	—	career
35	NEWARK FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUE 1 Newark	NJ	730	17	—	career
36	BIRMINGHAM FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Birmingham	AL	709	31	—	career
37	SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN FIRE DISTRICT Mcclellan	CA	704	42	—	career
38	CITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENT OF FIRE-RESCUE Miami	FL	681	14	—	career
39	PASCO COUNTY FIRE RESCUE Land O Lakes	FL	659	22	—	career
40	OMAHA FIRE AND RESCUE Omaha	NE	655	23	—	career
41	CITY OF LAS VEGAS FIRE AND RESCUE Las Vegas	NV	648	16	—	career
42	HANOVER COUNTY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - HANOVER COURTHOUSE VOLUNTEER FIRE Hanover	VA	631	12	—	volunteer
43	TAMPA FIRE AND RESCUE Tampa	FL	628	22	—	career
44	KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Bakersfield	CA	625	45	—	career
45	SHREVEPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT Shreveport	LA	575	21	—	career
46	BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT - MECHANIC SHOP Baton Rouge	LA	575	19	—	career
47	SACRAMENTO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT Sacramento	CA	572	22	—	career
48	LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT FIRE Lexington	KY	558	23	—	career
49	VENTURA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Santa Paula	CA	554	31	—	career
50	RALEIGH FIRE DEPARTMENT Raleigh	NC	549	26	—	career

Source: FEMA National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program data FEMA National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) and Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program data Personnel counts include all on-record members and may not reflect current staffing levels

Reviewed by PlainFireData Editorial, Fire Department Intelligence Editorial Team · June 4, 2026