Fire Departments That Hire Most Often

Paid firefighter and EMS postings FireJobs recorded per department over the last 12 months, volunteer postings excluded. A high count usually means growth, turnover, or several ranks posted separately, and it tells you which departments to keep an eye on.

Updated October 9, 2026. Rebuilt weekly from FireJobs listing data.

#	Department	Postings, 12 months	Open now
1	USDA-Forest Service-Six Rivers NF-LTRD · Willow Creek, CA	15	0
2	USDA Forest Service Summit R.D. · Pinecrest, CA	12	0
3	North Slope Borough Fire Department · Barrow, AK	11	8
4	Mendocino National Forest Fire Service, USDA- · Willows, CA	11	0
5	Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency · Ranson, WV	10	10
6	US Forest Service Mio Ranger District · Mio, MI	10	0
7	U.S. Forest Service - Huron Shores Ranger Station · Oscoda, MI	10	0
8	City of Ann Arbor Fire Department · Ann Arbor, MI	10	0
9	Washington DNR Wildland Fire Management · Olympia, WA	10	9
10	East Zone Tahoe National Forest Fire Department · Sierraville, CA	9	0
11	Cheyenne Mountain A.F.S. Fire Department · Colorado Springs, CO	9	0
12	North Central Fire Protection District · Kerman, CA	8	4
13	Red White & Blue Fire District · Breckenridge, CO	8	8
14	Memphis Division of Fire Services · Memphis, TN	8	4
15	City of Pullman Fire Department · Pullman, WA	8	8
16	Meriwether County Fire Department · Greenville, GA	8	8
17	Grant County Fire Protection District #5 · Moses Lake, WA	8	8
18	Mill Creek Fire Company · Marshallton, DE	8	4
19	Lake Havasu City Fire Department · Lake Havasu City, AZ	8	3
20	Spokane County Fire District 8 · Valleyford, WA	8	3
21	Solana Beach Fire Department · Solana Beach, CA	8	0
22	McEntire Joint National Guard Base Fire Department · Eastover, SC	8	7
23	Apple Valley Fire Protection District · Apple Valley, CA	7	0
24	Nassau County Fire Rescue · Yulee, FL	7	3
25	Orange County Fire Rescue Department · Winter Park, FL	7	5
26	Lee County Fire Department · Leesburg, GA	7	7
27	Wauseon Fire Department · Wauseon, OH	7	5
28	Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District · Murrells Inlet, SC	7	5
29	Kachemak Emergency Services · Homer, AK	7	2
30	West Lakes Fire Department · Wasilla, AK	7	5
31	Poulsbo Fire Department (Kitsap Fire District 18) · Poulsbo, WA	7	0
32	Corsicana Fire Department · Corsicana, TX	7	0
33	Munising Ranger District · Munising, MI	7	0
34	Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control · Lakewood, CO	7	6
35	Foresthill Fire Protection District · Foresthill, CA	6	6
36	Saint Petersburg Fire & Rescue Station · St Petersburg, FL	6	4
37	Useppa Island Fire Rescue · Bokeelia, FL	6	4
38	Shreveport Fire Department · Shreveport, LA	6	5
39	Mesquite Fire & Rescue · Mesquite, NV	6	3
40	Clearcreek Fire District · Springboro, OH	6	4
41	Anderson City Fire Department · Anderson, SC	6	6
42	City of Walla Walla Fire Department · Walla Walla, WA	6	6
43	Mooresville Fire Department · Mooresville, IN	6	6
44	Dry Ridge Fire Department · Dry Ridge, KY	6	6
45	Huron Charter Twp · New Boston, MI	6	5
46	Town of Winterville, Fire-Rescue-EMS · Winterville, NC	6	3
47	Marion Fire Department · Marion, NC	6	1
48	Walton County Fire Rescue Department · Monroe, GA	6	4
49	Loganville Fire Department · Loganville, GA	6	0
50	Onslow County · Richlands, NC	6	0

Counts include postings that have since closed. See what is open today.

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