| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department | Birmingham | Jefferson | 707 | Official site |
| Mobile Fire-Rescue Department | Mobile | Mobile | 455 | Official site |
| Montgomery Fire/Rescue | Montgomery | Montgomery | 391 | — |
| Huntsville Fire & Rescue | Huntsville | Madison | 375 | Official site |
| Fort Rucker Fire & Emergency Services | Fort Rucker | Dale | 240 | — |
| Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa | 231 | Official site |
| Hoover Fire Department | Hoover | Shelby | 172 | Official site |
| Dothan Fire Department | Dothan | Houston | 168 | Official site |
| Gadsden Fire Department | Gadsden | Etowah | 122 | — |
| Decatur Fire & Rescue | Decatur | Morgan | 114 | Official site |
| Bessemer Fire Department | Bessemer | Jefferson | 110 | — |
| Vestavia Hills Fire Department | Vestavia Hills | Jefferson | 102 | Official site |
| Center Point Fire District | Birmingham | Jefferson | 101 | Official site |
| Auburn Fire Division | Auburn | Lee | 100 | — |
| Prattville Fire Department | Prattville | Autauga | 90 | Official site |
| Florence Fire Rescue | Florence | Lauderdale | 89 | Official site |
| Anniston Fire Department | Anniston | Calhoun | 81 | Official site |
| Pelham Fire Department | Pelham | Shelby | 78 | Official site |
| Orange Beach Fire & Rescue | Orange Beach | Baldwin | 76 | Official site |
| Northport Fire and Rescue | Northport | Tuscaloosa | 75 | — |
| Homewood Fire & Rescue Service | Homewood | Jefferson | 70 | Official site |
| Opelika Fire Department | Opelika | Lee | 68 | Official site |
| Madison Fire Rescue | Madison | Madison | 67 | Official site |
| Alexander City Fire Department | Alexander City | Tallapoosa | 66 | — |
| Mountain Brook Fire Department | Mountain Brk | Jefferson | 63 | Official site |
| Alabaster Fire Department | Alabaster | Shelby | 60 | Official site |
| Redstone Arsenal Fire & Emergency Services - DES | Huntsville | Madison | 59 | — |
| Gulf Shores Fire & Emergency Services | Gulf Shores | Baldwin | 55 | Official site |
| Phenix City Fire / Rescue Services | Phenix City | Russell | 55 | — |
| Troy Fire Department | Troy | Pike | 52 | Official site |
| Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District | Birmingham | Shelby | 51 | Official site |
| Pell City Fire Rescue Service | Pell City | Saint Clair | 50 | Official site |
| Saraland Fire Rescue | Saraland | Mobile | 50 | Official site |
| Enterprise Fire Department | Enterprise | Coffee | 49 | Official site |
| Ozark Fire Department | Ozark | Dale | 49 | Official site |
| Chelsea Fire and Rescue | Chelsea | Shelby | 45 | Official site |
| Daphne Fire Department | Daphne | Baldwin | 45 | — |
| Eufaula Fire and Rescue | Eufaula | Barbour | 43 | — |
| Athens Fire and Rescue | Athens | Limestone | 40 | Official site |
| City of Prichard Fire Department | Prichard | Mobile | 40 | — |
| Warrior Fire Department | Warrior | Jefferson | 40 | — |
| Albertville Fire & Rescue | Albertville | Marshall | 39 | — |
| Cullman Fire Rescue | Cullman | Cullman | 38 | Official site |
| Selma Fire & Rescue | Selma | Dallas | 38 | — |
| Fort Payne Fire & Rescue | Fort Payne | De Kalb | 36 | — |
| Guntersville Fire & Rescue | Guntersville | Marshall | 36 | Official site |
| Scottsboro Fire Department | Scottsboro | Jackson | 36 | Official site |
| City of Foley Fire Department | Foley | Baldwin | 35 | Official site |
| North Shelby County Fire and Emergency Medical District | Birmingham | Shelby | 35 | Official site |
| Palmerdale Fire District | Pinson | Jefferson | 35 | Official site |
| Trussville Fire and Rescue | Trussville | Jefferson | 33 | Official site |
| City of Irondale Fire Department | Irondale | Jefferson | 31 | — |
| McAdory Area Fire District | Bessemer | Jefferson | 31 | Official site |
| Lincoln Fire Department | Lincoln | Talladega | 30 | Official site |
| Muscle Shoals Fire Rescue | Muscle Shoals | Colbert | 30 | — |
| Calera Fire & Rescue | Calera | Shelby | 29 | Official site |
| Jasper Fire Department | Jasper | Walker | 29 | Official site |
| Rocky Ridge Fire District | Birmingham | Jefferson | 29 | — |
| Demopolis Fire Department | Demopolis | Marengo | 28 | — |
| Hueytown Fire & Rescue | Hueytown | Jefferson | 28 | — |
| Gardendale Fire and Rescue | Gardendale | Jefferson | 27 | Official site |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians Fire Department | Atmore | Escambia | 26 | Official site |
| Talladega Fire Rescue Department | Talladega | Talladega | 26 | — |
| Wetumpka Fire Department | Wetumpka | Elmore | 26 | — |
| Fairfield Fire Department | Fairfield | Jefferson | 23 | — |
| Helena Fire Department | Helena | Shelby | 23 | — |
| Forestdale Fire District | Birmingham | Jefferson | 22 | Official site |
| Graysville Fire Department | Graysville | Jefferson | 22 | — |
| Jacksonville Fire Department | Jacksonville | Calhoun | 22 | — |
| Lanett Fire & EMS | Lanett | Chambers | 22 | Official site |
| Rainbow City Fire Department | Rainbow City | Etowah | 22 | — |
| Tuskegee Fire Department | Tuskegee | Macon | 22 | Official site |
| Arab Fire Department | Arab | Marshall | 20 | Official site |
| City of Greenville Fire Department | Greenville | Butler | 20 | Official site |
| Concord Fire District | Bessemer | Jefferson | 20 | Official site |
| Hartselle Fire & Rescue | Hartselle | Morgan | 20 | — |
| Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department | Leesburg | Cherokee | 20 | — |
| Russellville Fire Department | Russellville | Franklin | 20 | — |
| Sheffield Fire & Rescue | Sheffield | Colbert | 20 | Official site |
| City of Atmore Fire Department | Atmore | Escambia | 19 | — |
| Attalla Fire & Rescue | Attalla | Etowah | 18 | Official site |
| Boaz Fire & Rescue | Boaz | Marshall | 18 | Official site |
| Brewton Fire Department | Brewton | Escambia | 18 | Official site |
| Seman Volunteer Fire Department | Equality | Elmore | 18 | — |
| Andalusia Fire Department | Andalusia | Covington | 17 | — |
| Midfield Fire Department | Midfield | Jefferson | 16 | — |
| North Lookout Mountain Fire Protection District | Mentone | De Kalb | 16 | — |
| Oneonta Fire and Rescue Service | Oneonta | Blount | 16 | Official site |
| Springville Fire & Rescue | Springville | Saint Clair | 16 | — |
| Alabama Aircraft Fire Crash Rescue | Birmingham | Jefferson | 15 | Official site |
| Childersburg Fire & Rescue | Childersburg | Talladega | 15 | — |
| Pleasant Grove Fire Department | Pleasant Grove | Jefferson | 15 | Official site |
| Smiths Station Fire Protection District | Smiths Station | Lee | 15 | Official site |
| Bay Minette Fire - Rescue | Bay Minette | Baldwin | 14 | — |
| Fultondale Fire Department | Fultondale | Jefferson | 14 | Official site |
| Millbrook Fire Department | Millbrook | Elmore | 14 | — |
| Tarrant Fire & Rescue | Tarrant | Jefferson | 14 | — |
| Tuscumbia Fire Department | Tuscumbia | Colbert | 14 | — |
| Harpersville Fire Department | Harpersville | Shelby | 13 | — |
| Moody Fire & Rescue Service | Moody | Saint Clair | 13 | — |
| Ashville Fire Department | Ashville | Saint Clair | 12 | Official site |
| Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department | Millport | Pickens | 12 | — |
| Sylacauga Fire Department | Sylacauga | Talladega | 12 | Official site |
| City of Piedmont Fire Department | Piedmont | Calhoun | 11 | — |
| Dothan Regional Airport Fire Department | Dothan | Houston | 11 | — |
| Opp Fire Department | Opp | Covington | 11 | — |
| City of Westover Fire Deparment | Westover | Shelby | 10 | Official site |
| Odenville Fire Department | Odenville | Saint Clair | 10 | — |
| City of Bayou La Batre Fire Department | Bayou La Batre | Mobile | 9 | — |
| Clanton Fire Department | Clanton | Chilton | 9 | — |
| East Alabama Fire Department | Valley | Chambers | 9 | — |
| Hamilton Fire Department | Hamilton | Marion | 9 | Official site |
| Mount Olive Fire and Rescue District | Mount Olive | Jefferson | 9 | Official site |
| DeSoto State Park | Fort Payne | De Kalb | 8 | Official site |
| Rainsville Fire / Rescue | Rainsville | De Kalb | 8 | — |
| Riverside Fire & Rescue Department | Riverside | Saint Clair | 8 | — |
| Vinemont Providence Volunteer Fire Department | Cullman | Cullman | 8 | — |
| Winfield Fire & Rescue | Winfield | Marion | 8 | — |
| Argo Fire Department | Trussville | Saint Clair | 7 | Official site |
| Fayette Fire Department | Fayette | Fayette | 7 | Official site |
| Satsuma Fire Rescue | Satsuma | Mobile | 7 | Official site |
| Theodore Dawes Fire Rescue | Mobile | Mobile | 7 | Official site |
| Kimberly Fire & Rescue | Kimberly | Jefferson | 6 | Official site |
| Lakeview Fire Protection District | Lake View | Tuscaloosa | 6 | Official site |
| Thompson Cornerstone Volunteer Fire Department | Union Spring | Bullock | 6 | — |
| Abbeville Fire & Rescue | Abbeville | Henry | 5 | — |
| Brookside Fire Department | Brookside | Jefferson | 5 | — |
| Headland Fire and Rescue | Headland | Henry | 5 | — |
| Minor Heights Fire District | Birmingham | Jefferson | 5 | Official site |
| Monroeville Fire Department | Monroeville | Monroe | 5 | — |
| Pike Road Fire Department | Pike Road | Montgomery | 5 | Official site |
| Vance Fire Protection District | Vance | Tuscaloosa | 5 | — |
| Beulah Fire Rescue | Valley | Lee | 4 | Official site |
| Chickasaw Fire Department | Chickasaw | Mobile | 4 | — |
| Davis Lake Fire Department | Springville | Saint Clair | 4 | — |
| Glencoe Fire Department | Glencoe | Etowah | 4 | — |
| Green Pond Fire & Rescue Service | Green Pond | Bibb | 4 | — |
| Hanceville Fire Department | Hanceville | Cullman | 4 | Official site |
| Indian Ford Fire District | Bessemer | Jefferson | 4 | Official site |
| New Brockton Volunteer Fire Department | New Brockton | Coffee | 4 | — |
| Rehobeth Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Rehobeth | Houston | 4 | — |
| Spanish Fort Fire Rescue | Spanish Fort | Baldwin | 4 | Official site |
| Sylvan Springs Fire Department | Sylvan Springs | Jefferson | 4 | — |
| Taylor Volunteer Fire Department | Taylor | Houston | 4 | — |
| Union Grove Volunteer Fire Department | Jemison | Chilton | 4 | — |
| East Brewton Fire Department | East Brewton | Escambia | 3 | Official site |
| Haleyville Fire/Rescue | Haleyville | Winston | 3 | Official site |
| Margaret Fire & Rescue Service Department | Margaret | Saint Clair | 3 | — |
| McCalla Area Fire District | Mccalla | Jefferson | 3 | — |
| Moulton Fire Department | Moulton | Lawrence | 3 | — |
| Sumiton Fire and Rescue Service | Sumiton | Walker | 3 | — |
| West Blount Fire Department | Hayden | Blount | 3 | Official site |
| Dadeville Fire Department | Dadeville | Tallapoosa | 2 | — |
| Eclectic Fire Department | Eclectic | Elmore | 2 | Official site |
| Enterprise Volunteer Fire & Rescue | Verbena | Chilton | 2 | — |
| Hazel Green Volunteer Fire-Rescue | Hazel Green | Madison | 2 | Official site |
| Livingston Fire Department | Livingston | Sumter | 2 | — |
| Marion Volunteer Fire Department | Marion | Perry | 2 | — |
| Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department | Fayette | Fayette | 2 | — |
| Alder Springs Volunteer Fire Department | Albertville | Marshall | 1 | — |
| Ashland Fire Department | Ashland | Clay | 1 | — |
| Beulah Volunteer Fire Departmant | Boaz | Marshall | 1 | Official site |
| Centre Fire Department | Centre | Cherokee | 1 | — |
| Clio Volunteer Fire Department | Clio | Barbour | 1 | — |
| Columbia Fire Rescue | Columbia | Houston | 1 | — |
| Jemison Fire Department | Jemison | Chilton | 1 | — |
| Marley Mill Volunteer Fire Department | Ozark | Dale | 1 | — |
| Reeltown Volunteer Fire Department | Notasulga | Tallapoosa | 1 | — |
| Southside Fire Department | Southside | Etowah | 1 | — |
| Tallassee Fire Department | Tallassee | Elmore | 1 | Official site |
| Warrior River Fire Department | Adger | Jefferson | 1 | Official site |
Largest first by career firefighters, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.
Source: U.S. Fire Administration (FEMA), National Fire Department Registry. Data captured September 30, 2026.