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 November 5, 2026. Rebuilt weekly from FireJobs listing data.

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

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

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