| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department | Doral | Miami-Dade | 2,094 | Official site |
| Palm Beach County Fire Rescue | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 1,400 | Official site |
| Jacksonville Fire and Rescue | Jacksonville | Duval | 1,268 | Official site |
| Hillsborough County Fire Rescue | Tampa | Hillsborough | 1,175 | Official site |
| Orange County Fire Rescue Department | Winter Park | Orange | 1,150 | Official site |
| Tampa Fire Rescue | Tampa | Hillsborough | 703 | Official site |
| Miami Fire-Rescue | Miami | Miami-Dade | 699 | Official site |
| Pasco County Fire Rescue | Land O' Lakes | Pasco | 601 | Official site |
| Marion County Fire Rescue | Ocala | Marion | 595 | Official site |
| Polk County Fire Rescue | Bartow | Polk | 578 | Official site |
| Orlando Fire Department | Orlando | Orange | 564 | Official site |
| Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue | Fort Lauderdale | Broward | 534 | Official site |
| Sarasota County Fire Department | Sarasota | Sarasota | 532 | — |
| Brevard County Fire Rescue | Rockledge | Brevard | 490 | Official site |
| Seminole County Fire Department | Sanford | Seminole | 432 | Official site |
| St. Lucie County Fire Distrtict | Port Saint Lucie | Saint Lucie | 410 | Official site |
| Saint Johns County Fire Rescue | Saint Augustine | Saint Johns | 405 | Official site |
| Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue | Fort Lauderdale | Broward | 378 | Official site |
| Osceola County Department of Fire Rescue and EMS | Kissimmee | Osceola | 355 | — |
| Saint Petersburg Fire & Rescue Station | St Petersburg | Pinellas | 324 | Official site |
| Martin County Fire Rescue | Stuart | Martin | 297 | Official site |
| Hialeah Fire Department | Hialeah | Miami-Dade | 284 | Official site |
| Tallahassee Fire Department | Tallahassee | Leon | 267 | Official site |
| Alachua County Fire Rescue Services | Gainesville | Alachua | 257 | Official site |
| Charlotte County Fire & EMS | Punta Gorda | Charlotte | 246 | Official site |
| Indian River County Fire Rescue | Vero Beach | Indian River | 240 | Official site |
| Lake County Fire Rescue | Tavares | Lake | 234 | Official site |
| West Palm Beach Fire Department | West Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 226 | Official site |
| Cape Coral Fire Department | Cape Coral | Lee | 210 | Official site |
| Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue | Pembroke Pines | Broward | 210 | Official site |
| Boca Raton Fire Rescue Services Department | Boca Raton | Palm Beach | 207 | Official site |
| Hollywood Fire Rescue & Beach Safety Department | Hollywood | Broward | 206 | Official site |
| Clearwater Fire & Rescue | Clearwater | Pinellas | 204 | Official site |
| North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District | Naples | Collier | 203 | Official site |
| Clay County Department of Public Safety - Fire Rescue | Green Cove Springs | Clay | 200 | — |
| Miami Beach Fire Department | Miami Beach | Miami-Dade | 200 | — |
| Greater Naples Fire Rescue District | Naples | Collier | 199 | Official site |
| Pompano Beach Fire Rescue | Pompano Beach | Broward | 199 | Official site |
| Volusia County Fire Services | Deland | Volusia | 199 | Official site |
| Delray Beach Fire Rescue | Delray Beach | Palm Beach | 176 | Official site |
| Naval Air Station Whiting Field Fire Department | Milton | Santa Rosa | 175 | — |
| Gainesville Fire Rescue | Gainesville | Alachua | 174 | Official site |
| Lakeland Fire Department | Lakeland | Polk | 171 | Official site |
| Escambia County Fire Rescue | Pensacola | Escambia | 169 | Official site |
| Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department | Coral Springs | Broward | 164 | Official site |
| Monroe County Fire Rescue | Marathon | Monroe | 160 | Official site |
| Miramar Fire-Rescue | Miramar | Broward | 147 | Official site |
| Town of Davie Fire Rescue | Davie | Broward | 147 | Official site |
| Sunrise Fire Rescue | Sunrise | Broward | 146 | Official site |
| Coral Gables Fire & Rescue Department | Coral Gables | Miami-Dade | 140 | — |
| Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Department | Boynton Beach | Palm Beach | 138 | Official site |
| Melbourne Fire Department | Melbourne | Brevard | 138 | Official site |
| Ocala Fire Rescue | Ocala | Marion | 138 | Official site |
| District Fire Department | Lake Buena Vista | Orange | 135 | Official site |
| City of Largo, Largo Fire Rescue | Largo | Pinellas | 133 | Official site |
| NAS Regional Fire & Emergency Services | Pensacola | Escambia | 128 | — |
| Villages Public Safety Department | The Villages | Sumter | 128 | Official site |
| Hernando County Fire Rescue | Brooksville | Hernando | 125 | Official site |
| Nassau County Fire Rescue | Yulee | Nassau | 125 | Official site |
| Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue Department | Hollywood | Broward | 125 | — |
| Palm Bay Fire Rescue | Palm Bay | Brevard | 122 | Official site |
| Lauderhill Fire-Rescue | Lauderhill | Broward | 120 | Official site |
| Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue | Palm Beach Gardens | Palm Beach | 120 | Official site |
| Pensacola Fire Department | Pensacola | Escambia | 118 | Official site |
| Sumter County Fire and EMS | Wildwood | Sumter | 116 | Official site |
| City of Fort Myers Fire Department | Fort Myers | Lee | 115 | Official site |
| Walton County Fire Rescue | Defuniak Spgs | Walton | 115 | Official site |
| Flagler County Fire Rescue | Bunnell | Flagler | 111 | Official site |
| North Port Fire Rescue District | North Port | Sarasota | 111 | Official site |
| Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District | Lehigh Acres | Lee | 110 | Official site |
| Jupiter Fire Rescue Department | Jupiter | Palm Beach | 105 | Official site |
| Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District | Bonita Springs | Lee | 102 | Official site |
| South Walton Fire District | Santa Rosa Beach | Walton | 101 | Official site |
| Daytona Beach Fire Department | Daytona Beach | Volusia | 98 | Official site |
| Tamarac Fire Rescue | Tamarac | Broward | 98 | Official site |
| Iona McGregor Fire Protection & Rescue Service District | Fort Myers | Lee | 94 | Official site |
| East Manatee Fire Rescue District | Bradenton | Manatee | 87 | Official site |
| Key West Fire Department | Key West | Monroe | 87 | — |
| Kissimmee Fire Department | Kissimmee | Osceola | 87 | Official site |
| Deltona Fire & Rescue Department | Deltona | Volusia | 84 | Official site |
| Sanford Fire Department | Sanford | Seminole | 83 | Official site |
| Coconut Creek Fire Rescue | Coconut Creek | Broward | 82 | — |
| Tyndall AFB Fire & Emergency Services | Tyndall Afb | Bay | 82 | — |
| Jacksonville Naval Air Station | Jacksonville | Duval | 80 | — |
| Margate Fire Rescue | Margate | Broward | 80 | Official site |
| Apopka Fire Department | Apopka | Orange | 79 | Official site |
| Southern Manatee Fire Rescue | Sarasota | Manatee | 79 | Official site |
| Panama City Fire Department | Panama City | Bay | 78 | Official site |
| Citrus County Fire Rescue | Lecanto | Citrus | 76 | Official site |
| City of Seminole Fire Rescue Department | Seminole | Pinellas | 76 | Official site |
| Riviera Beach Fire Rescue | Riviera Beach | Palm Beach | 76 | Official site |
| Saint Cloud Fire Rescue Department | Saint Cloud | Osceola | 76 | Official site |
| Winter Park Fire Department | Winter Park | Orange | 75 | Official site |
| Pinellas Park Fire Department | Clearwater | Pinellas | 74 | Official site |
| South Trail Fire Protection and Rescue Service District | Fort Myers | Lee | 72 | Official site |
| Oakland Park Fire Rescue | Oakland Park | Broward | 69 | — |
| Palm Harbor Fire Rescue | Palm Harbor | Pinellas | 68 | Official site |
| Winter Haven Fire Department | Winter Haven | Polk | 68 | Official site |
| Orlando International Airport Fire-Rescue | Orlando | Orange | 67 | Official site |
| Palm Beach Fire- Rescue Department | Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 67 | Official site |
| Venice Fire Department | Venice | Sarasota | 67 | Official site |
| Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue | Bradenton | Manatee | 65 | — |
| Bradenton Fire Department | Bradenton | Manatee | 63 | Official site |
| MacDill Air Force Base Fire Department | Tampa | Hillsborough | 63 | — |
| Ocoee Fire Department Station 25 | Ocoee | Orange | 62 | Official site |
| Winter Garden Fire Rescue Department | Winter Garden | Orange | 62 | Official site |
| Estero Fire & Rescue | Estero | Lee | 61 | Official site |
| Port Orange Fire & Rescue | Port Orange | Volusia | 61 | Official site |
| Lealman Special Fire Control District | Saint Petersburg | Pinellas | 60 | Official site |
| Naval Air Station Key West Fire & Emergency Services | Key West | Monroe | 60 | — |
| Ocean City Wright Fire District | Fort Walton Beach | Okaloosa | 60 | Official site |
| Titusville Fire Department | Titusville | Brevard | 60 | Official site |
| Panama City Beach Fire Department | Panama City Beach | Bay | 59 | Official site |
| Patrick Air Force Base | Patrick Afb | Brevard | 58 | — |
| San Carlos Park Fire Protection & Rescue Service District | Fort Myers | Lee | 58 | Official site |
| Columbia County Fire Rescue Department | Lake City | Columbia | 57 | Official site |
| Palm Coast Fire Department | Palm Coast | Flagler | 57 | Official site |
| Bay County Department of Emergency Services, Fire Services Division | South Port | Bay | 55 | Official site |
| Naples Fire Department | Naples | Collier | 55 | Official site |
| City of Clermont Fire Department | Clermont | Lake | 54 | Official site |
| Englewood Area Fire Control District | Englewood | Sarasota | 53 | Official site |
| Okeechobee County Fire Rescue | Okeechobee | Okeechobee | 52 | Official site |
| Dunedin Fire Department | Dunedin | Pinellas | 51 | Official site |
| North Fort Myers Fire Control and Rescue Service District | North Fort Myers | Lee | 51 | Official site |
| Oviedo Fire Rescue | Oviedo | Seminole | 51 | Official site |
| Temple Terrace Fire Department | Temple Terrace | Hillsborough | 51 | Official site |
| 482 MSG/CEF Fire Department | Homestead Afb | Miami-Dade | 50 | — |
| Crestview Fire Department | Crestview | Okaloosa | 49 | Official site |
| DeLand Fire Department | Deland | Volusia | 49 | Official site |
| Leesburg Fire Department | Leesburg | Lake | 49 | Official site |
| North River Fire District | Palmetto | Manatee | 49 | — |
| Cocoa Fire Department | Cocoa | Brevard | 48 | — |
| DeSoto County Fire & Rescue | Arcadia | DeSoto | 48 | Official site |
| Naval Station Mayport Fire and Emergency Service | Jacksonville | Duval | 47 | — |
| Plant City Fire Rescue | Plant City | Hillsborough | 47 | Official site |
| North Lauderdale Fire Rescue | North Lauderdale | Broward | 46 | Official site |
| Ormond Beach Fire Department | Ormond Beach | Volusia | 46 | — |
| Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District | Fort Myers Beach | Lee | 45 | Official site |
| Maitland Fire Rescue Department | Maitland | Orange | 44 | Official site |
| Longwood Fire Rescue | Longwood | Seminole | 42 | Official site |
| Suwannee County Fire/ Rescue | Live Oak | Suwannee | 42 | — |
| Hardee County Fire Rescue | Wauchula | Hardee | 41 | — |
| Rockledge Fire & Emergency Services | Rockledge | Brevard | 41 | Official site |
| West Manatee Fire Rescue | Bradenton | Manatee | 41 | Official site |
| Greenacres Fire Rescue | Greenacres | Palm Beach | 40 | Official site |
| Key Biscayne Fire Rescue | Key Biscayne | Miami-Dade | 40 | — |
| Lake Mary Fire Department | Lake Mary | Seminole | 40 | Official site |
| Lee Country Port Authority - Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting | Fort Myers | Lee | 40 | — |
| Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue | Tarpon Springs | Pinellas | 40 | Official site |
| City of Stuart Fire Rescue | Stuart | Martin | 39 | Official site |
| East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District | Palm Harbor | Pinellas | 39 | Official site |
| Mount Dora Fire Department | Mount Dora | Lake | 39 | Official site |
| New Smyrna Beach Fire Department | New Smyrna Beach | Volusia | 39 | Official site |
| Jackson County Fire Rescue | Marianna | Jackson | 38 | Official site |
| Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Control District | Bokeelia | Lee | 38 | Official site |
| Fort Walton Beach Fire Department | Fort Walton Beach | Okaloosa | 37 | — |
| Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District | Indian Rocks Beach | Pinellas | 37 | Official site |
| Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety - Fire Prevention Division | Daytona Beach Shores | Volusia | 35 | Official site |
| Destin Fire Control District | Destin | Okaloosa | 35 | Official site |
| Division of State Fire Marshal | Tallahassee | Leon | 35 | Official site |
| Longboat Key Fire Rescue | Longboat Key | Manatee | 35 | Official site |
| City of St. Augustine Fire Department | Saint Augustine | Saint Johns | 33 | Official site |
| Fernandina Beach Fire Department | Fernandina Beach | Nassau | 33 | Official site |
| Immokalee Fire Control District | Immokalee | Collier | 33 | Official site |
| St Pete Beach Fire Department | St Pete Beach | Pinellas | 33 | Official site |
| Wakulla County Fire Rescue | Crawfordville | Wakulla | 33 | — |
| City of Punta Gorda Fire Department | Punta Gorda | Charlotte | 32 | Official site |
| Marathon Fire Rescue | Marathon | Monroe | 32 | — |
| Canaveral Fire/Rescue | Cape Canaveral | Brevard | 31 | Official site |
| Islamorada Fire Rescue | Islamorada | Monroe | 31 | Official site |
| Orange City Fire Department | Orange City | Volusia | 31 | Official site |
| Madison County Fire Rescue | Madison | Madison | 30 | Official site |
| City of Marco Island Fire Rescue | Marco Island | Collier | 29 | — |
| Haines City Fire Department | Haines City | Polk | 29 | — |
| Safety Harbor Fire Department | Safety Harbor | Pinellas | 29 | Official site |
| City of Cocoa Beach Fire Department | Cocoa Beach | Brevard | 27 | Official site |
| Edgewater Department of Fire and Rescue Services | Edgewater | Volusia | 27 | Official site |
| Lake Wales Fire Department | Lake Wales | Polk | 27 | Official site |
| Holley-Navarre Fire District | Navarre | Santa Rosa | 26 | — |
| Lighthouse Point Fire Rescue | Lighthouse Point | Broward | 26 | — |
| Midway Fire District | Gulf Breeze | Santa Rosa | 26 | Official site |
| City of Tavares Fire Department | Tavares | Lake | 25 | — |
| North Palm Beach Fire Rescue | North Palm Beach | Palm Beach | 25 | Official site |
| Sanibel Fire & Rescue District | Sanibel | Lee | 25 | Official site |
| Tice Fire & Rescue District | Fort Myers | Lee | 25 | Official site |
| Baker County Fire Rescue Department | Macclenny | Baker | 24 | Official site |
| New Port Richey Fire Department | New Port Richey | Pasco | 23 | Official site |
| Pace Fire Rescue District | Pace | Santa Rosa | 23 | Official site |
| Sebring Fire Department | Sebring | Highlands | 23 | Official site |
| 125th ANG Fire Department | Jacksonville | Duval | 22 | — |
| Eustis Fire Department | Eustis | Lake | 22 | Official site |
| Quincy Fire Department | Quincy | Gadsden | 22 | Official site |
| Auburndale Fire Department | Auburndale | Polk | 21 | Official site |
| Bartow Fire Department | Bartow | Polk | 21 | Official site |
| Lynn Haven Fire & Emergency Services | Lynn Haven | Bay | 21 | Official site |
| Niceville Fire Department | Niceville | Okaloosa | 21 | Official site |
| Tequesta Fire Rescue | Tequesta | Palm Beach | 21 | Official site |
| Brooksville Fire Department | Brooksville | Hernando | 20 | Official site |
| Callaway Fire Department | Callaway | Bay | 20 | Official site |
| Groveland Fire Department | Groveland | Lake | 20 | Official site |
| Gulfport Fire Department | Gulfport | Pinellas | 20 | Official site |
| Indian River Shores Public Safety - Fire Services | Indian River Shores | Indian River | 20 | Official site |
| LaCrosse Fire-Rescue Department | Lacrosse | Alachua | 20 | — |
| Okaloosa Island Fire District | Fort Walton Beach | Okaloosa | 20 | — |
| Orange Park Fire Department | Orange Park | Clay | 20 | Official site |
| South Pasadena Fire Department | South Pasadena | Pinellas | 20 | Official site |
| Boca Grande Fire Department | Boca Grande | Lee | 19 | Official site |
| Ocean Reef Volunteer Fire Department | Key Largo | Monroe | 19 | — |
| Oldsmar Fire Rescue | Oldsmar | Pinellas | 19 | Official site |
| Jefferson County Fire Rescue | Monticello | Jefferson | 18 | Official site |
| Newberry Fire Department | Newberry | Alachua | 18 | Official site |
| City of Milton Fire Department | Milton | Santa Rosa | 17 | Official site |
| City of Palatka Fire Department | Palatka | Putnam | 17 | — |
| Florida State Hospital Fire Department | Chattahoochee | Gadsden | 17 | — |
| Fort Myers Shores Fire Rescue & Protection District | Fort Myers | Lee | 17 | Official site |
| Jupiter Island Public Safety Department - Fire Rescue | Hobe Sound | Martin | 17 | — |
| Key Largo Fire Department | Key Largo | Monroe | 17 | Official site |
| North Okaloosa Fire District | Crestview | Okaloosa | 17 | Official site |
| Satellite Beach Fire Department | Satellite Beach | Brevard | 17 | Official site |
| Springfield Fire Department | Panama City | Bay | 17 | Official site |
| Treasure Island Fire Rescue | Treasure Island | Pinellas | 17 | Official site |
| City of Davenport Fire Department | Davenport | Polk | 16 | Official site |
| Flagler Beach Fire Department | Flagler Beach | Flagler | 16 | Official site |
| Gilchrist County Fire Rescue | Bell | Gilchrist | 16 | Official site |
| Sarasota Bradenton International Airport Fire Department | Sarasota | Sarasota | 16 | Official site |
| Avon Park Fire Department | Avon Park | Highlands | 15 | — |
| Minneola Fire Rescue Department | Minneola | Lake | 15 | Official site |
| Parrish Fire District | Parrish | Manatee | 15 | Official site |
| Taylor County Fire Rescue | Perry | Taylor | 15 | — |
| Madeira Beach Fire Department | Madeira Beach | Pinellas | 14 | Official site |
| St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport ARFF Department | Clearwater | Pinellas | 14 | — |
| Valparaiso Fire Department | Valparaiso | Okaloosa | 14 | Official site |
| City of Marianna Fire - Rescue | Marianna | Jackson | 13 | Official site |
| Holly Hill Fire Department | Holly Hill | Volusia | 13 | — |
| Live Oak Fire Department | Live Oak | Suwannee | 13 | — |
| North Bay Fire Control District | Niceville | Okaloosa | 13 | Official site |
| Ponce Inlet Fire Rescue | Ponce Inlet | Volusia | 13 | Official site |
| South Daytona Fire Department | South Daytona | Volusia | 13 | Official site |
| Chiefland Fire Rescue | Chiefland | Levy | 12 | Official site |
| City of Starke Fire Department | Starke | Bradford | 12 | Official site |
| Captiva Island Fire Control District | Captiva | Lee | 11 | Official site |
| Navarre Beach Fire Rescue | Navarre | Santa Rosa | 11 | Official site |
| Perry Fire Department | Perry | Taylor | 11 | — |
| Bayshore Fire/Rescue | North Fort Myers | Lee | 10 | Official site |
| DeFuniak Springs Fire Department | Defuniak Springs | Walton | 10 | Official site |
| East Niceville Fire District | Niceville | Okaloosa | 10 | Official site |
| Fort Meade Fire Department | Fort Meade | Polk | 10 | Official site |
| Madison Fire Department | Madison | Madison | 10 | — |
| Useppa Island Fire Rescue | Bokeelia | Lee | 10 | Official site |
| Dixie County Fire Services | Cross City | Dixie | 9 | Official site |
| Windsor Fire Department | Gainesville | Alachua | 9 | — |
| Macclenny Fire / Rescue | Macclenny | Baker | 8 | Official site |
| Malabar Fire Department | Malabar | Brevard | 8 | — |
| Port Richey Fire Department | Port Richey | Pasco | 8 | Official site |
| Alva Fire Control District | Alva | Lee | 7 | — |
| City of High Springs Fire Department | High Springs | Alachua | 7 | — |
| Indialantic Fire Rescue | Indialantic | Brevard | 7 | Official site |
| Lake Alfred Fire Department | Lake Alfred | Polk | 7 | — |
| Mexico Beach Fire Rescue | Mexico Beach | Bay | 7 | Official site |
| East Milton Volunteer Fire Department | Milton | Santa Rosa | 6 | — |
| Plantation Fire Department | Plantation | Broward | 6 | Official site |
| Dundee Fire Department | Dundee | Polk | 4 | Official site |
| Parker Fire Department | Parker | Bay | 4 | Official site |
| Frostproof Fire Department | Frostproof | Polk | 3 | — |
| Jasper Fire Rescue Department | Jasper | Hamilton | 2 | Official site |
| Little Gasparilla Island Fire and Rescue | Placida | Charlotte | 2 | Official site |
| Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department | Nokomis | Sarasota | 2 | Official site |
| Satsuma Volunteer Fire Department | Satsuma | Putnam | 2 | — |
| Upper Captiva Fire & Rescue District | Captiva | Lee | 2 | Official site |
| Chipley Fire Department | Chipley | Washington | 1 | Official site |
| Clewiston Volunteer Fire Department | Clewiston | Hendry | 1 | Official site |
| Crescent City Fire Department | Crescent City | Putnam | 1 | — |
| Indian Harbour Beach Fire Department | Indian Harbour Beach | Brevard | 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.