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 September 21, 2026. Rebuilt weekly from FireJobs listing data.

#	Department	Postings, 12 months	Open now
1	Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency · Ranson, WV	10	10
2	City of Ann Arbor Fire Department · Ann Arbor, MI	10	0
3	North Slope Borough Fire Department · Barrow, AK	8	2
4	Meriwether County Fire Department · Greenville, GA	8	7
5	Grant County Fire Protection District #5 · Moses Lake, WA	8	8
6	Solana Beach Fire Department · Solana Beach, CA	8	0
7	Apple Valley Fire Protection District · Apple Valley, CA	7	0
8	North Central Fire Protection District · Kerman, CA	7	1
9	Wauseon Fire Department · Wauseon, OH	7	5
10	West Lakes Fire Department · Wasilla, AK	7	6
11	Poulsbo Fire Department (Kitsap Fire District 18) · Poulsbo, WA	7	3
12	Corsicana Fire Department · Corsicana, TX	7	0
13	Red White & Blue Fire District · Breckenridge, CO	6	4
14	Useppa Island Fire Rescue · Bokeelia, FL	6	4
15	Shreveport Fire Department · Shreveport, LA	6	5
16	Anderson City Fire Department · Anderson, SC	6	6
17	Huron Charter Twp · New Boston, MI	6	5
18	Town of Winterville, Fire-Rescue-EMS · Winterville, NC	6	3
19	Marion Fire Department · Marion, NC	6	1
20	Walton County Fire Rescue Department · Monroe, GA	6	3
21	Mill Creek Fire Company · Marshallton, DE	6	2
22	Loganville Fire Department · Loganville, GA	6	0
23	Nassau County Fire Rescue · Yulee, FL	5	0
24	Orange County Fire Rescue Department · Winter Park, FL	5	3
25	Saint Petersburg Fire & Rescue Station · St Petersburg, FL	5	3
26	Woodstock Fire Department · Woodstock, GA	5	0
27	Glenside Fire Protection District · Glendale Heights, IL	5	0
28	Winfield Fire/EMS Department · Winfield, KS	5	3
29	Vance County Fire Department · Henderson, NC	5	0
30	Mesquite Fire & Rescue · Mesquite, NV	5	2
31	Clearcreek Fire District · Springboro, OH	5	3
32	SW Polk Fire District · Dallas, OR	5	5
33	Hardeeville Fire Department · Hardeeville, SC	5	0
34	Murrells Inlet-Garden City Fire District · Murrells Inlet, SC	5	3
35	Kachemak Emergency Services · Homer, AK	5	1
36	Palominas Fire District · Hereford, AZ	5	4
37	Mooresville Fire Department · Mooresville, IN	5	5
38	Lake Havasu City Fire Department · Lake Havasu City, AZ	5	0
39	Philadelphia Fire Department · Philadelphia, PA	5	0
40	Spokane County Fire District 8 · Valleyford, WA	5	0
41	Mont Belvieu Fire Department · Mont Belvieu, TX	5	4
42	Stratford Fire Department · Stratford, CT	5	4
43	Onslow County · Richlands, NC	5	0
44	Signal Mountain Fire Department · Signal Mountain, TN	5	5
45	Kitsap County Fire District #12 · Bremerton, WA	5	4
46	Asotin County Fire Protection District # 1 · Clarkston, WA	4	0
47	Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District · Birmingham, AL	4	1
48	Moody Fire & Rescue Service · Moody, AL	4	1
49	Fry Fire District · Sierra Vista, AZ	4	4
50	Northern Arizona Fire District · Kingman, AZ	4	1

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

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