| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Fire Department | New Orleans | Orleans | 712 | Official site |
| Shreveport Fire Department | Shreveport | Caddo | 600 | Official site |
| Baton Rouge Fire Department | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 555 | Official site |
| Lafayette Fire Department | Lafayette | Lafayette | 263 | Official site |
| Jefferson Parish Fire Department | Elmwood | Jefferson | 237 | Official site |
| St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 1 | Slidell | Saint Tammany | 202 | Official site |
| Ouachita Parish Fire Protection District #1 | West Monroe | Ouachita | 189 | Official site |
| Bossier City Fire Department | Bossier City | Bossier | 185 | Official site |
| Monroe Fire Department | Monroe | Ouachita | 182 | Official site |
| Saint George Fire Protection District No. 2 | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 150 | Official site |
| Lake Charles Fire Department | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | 145 | Official site |
| City of Alexandria Fire Department | Alexandria | Rapides | 118 | — |
| Saint Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 4 | Mandeville | Saint Tammany | 112 | Official site |
| St. Bernard Parish Fire Department | Chalmette | Saint Bernard | 110 | Official site |
| Kenner Fire Department | Kenner | Jefferson | 89 | Official site |
| Rapides Parish Fire District 2 | Alexandria | Rapides | 65 | — |
| Sulphur Fire Department | Sulphur | Calcasieu | 65 | Official site |
| Fort Polk Fire & Emergency Services | Fort Polk | Vernon | 64 | — |
| Hammond Fire Department | Hammond | Tangipahoa | 63 | — |
| Houma Fire Department | Houma | Terrebonne | 58 | Official site |
| New Iberia Fire Department | New Iberia | Iberia | 58 | — |
| Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #4 | Walker | Livingston | 55 | Official site |
| Prairieville Volunteer Fire Department | Prairieville | Ascension | 55 | Official site |
| Ruston Fire Department | Ruston | Lincoln | 53 | Official site |
| City of Pineville Fire Department | Pineville | Rapides | 51 | Official site |
| Bayou Cane Fire Protection District | Houma | Terrebonne | 50 | Official site |
| Central Fire Department | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 50 | Official site |
| NASJRB New Orleans Fire Department | New Orleans | Orleans | 50 | — |
| St. Tammany Fire Protection District 12 | Covington | Saint Tammany | 48 | Official site |
| Saint Landry Parish Fire District 3 | Opelousas | Saint Landry | 47 | — |
| St Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 2 | Madisonville | Saint Tammany | 46 | Official site |
| Opelousas Fire Department | Opelousas | Saint Landry | 45 | Official site |
| Third District Volunteer Fire Department | River Ridge | Jefferson | 45 | — |
| Natchitoches Fire Department | Natchitoches | Natchitoches | 44 | — |
| West Monroe Fire Department | West Monroe | Ouachita | 43 | — |
| Bastrop Fire Department | Bastrop | Morehouse | 40 | — |
| Benton Fire District #4, Fire Department | Benton | Bossier | 40 | Official site |
| St John Parish Fire Rescue | Garyville | St John The Baptist | 39 | Official site |
| Abbeville Fire Department | Abbeville | Vermilion | 38 | — |
| Terrytown 5th District Volunteer Fire Department | Terrytown | Jefferson | 36 | — |
| Morgan City Fire Department | Morgan City | Saint Mary | 34 | — |
| Caddo Parish Fire District #1 | Shreveport | Caddo | 33 | Official site |
| Bogalusa Fire Department | Bogalusa | Washington | 32 | — |
| Crowley Fire Department | Crowley | Acadia | 32 | — |
| City of Gonzales Fire Department | Gonzales | Ascension | 30 | Official site |
| Denham Springs Fire Department | Denham Springs | Livingston | 29 | Official site |
| Harvey Volunteer Fire Company #2 (6th Fire Dist) | Harvey | Jefferson | 28 | — |
| Lakefront Airport Fire Department | New Orleans | Orleans | 28 | — |
| DeSoto Fire District # 8 | Mansfield | De Soto | 26 | Official site |
| Vidalia Fire Department | Vidalia | Concordia | 26 | — |
| Fire Protection Dist. No.1 of West Feliciana Parish | Saint Francisville | West Feliciana | 25 | — |
| England Airpark Fire Dept | Alexandria | Rapides | 24 | Official site |
| Marrero Estelle Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 | Marrero | Jefferson | 24 | Official site |
| Zachary Fire-Rescue | Zachary | East Baton Rouge | 23 | Official site |
| Tangipahoa Parish Fire Disttrict #1 | Amite | Tangipahoa | 22 | — |
| Caddo Fire District #3 | Greenwood | Caddo | 21 | Official site |
| District Six Fire Department | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 21 | — |
| LaPlace Volunteer Fire Department | Laplace | St John The Baptist | 21 | Official site |
| Calcasieu Parish Ward 4 Fire District 2 - Carlyss Fire Department | Sulphur | Calcasieu | 20 | — |
| Marrero Harvey Volunteer Fire Company #1 | Harvey | Jefferson | 20 | — |
| DeRidder Fire Department | Deridder | Beauregard | 19 | Official site |
| Eunice Fire Department | Eunice | Saint Landry | 19 | — |
| Youngsville Fire Department | Youngsville | Lafayette | 19 | — |
| Belle Chasse Volunteer Fire Department | Belle Chasse | Plaquemines | 18 | — |
| David Crockett Steam Fire Company #1 | Gretna | Jefferson | 18 | — |
| City of Baker Fire Department | Baker | East Baton Rouge | 17 | — |
| City of Harahan Fire Department | Harahan | Jefferson | 17 | — |
| Covington Fire Department | Covington | Saint Tammany | 16 | — |
| Independence Fire Department | Independence | Tangipahoa | 16 | — |
| Bayou Blue Fire Protection District | Houma | La Salle | 15 | — |
| East Saint Charles Fire Department | Destrehan | Saint Charles | 15 | — |
| Iberia Parish Fire Protection District #1 | New Iberia | Iberia | 15 | Official site |
| Minden Fire Department | Minden | Webster | 15 | — |
| Saint Tammany Fire District 11 | Pearl River | Saint Tammany | 15 | Official site |
| Ward One Fire Department | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | 15 | — |
| Westlake Fire Department | Westlake | Calcasieu | 15 | — |
| Chennault Fire Department | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | 14 | — |
| Little Caillou Volunteer Fire Department (Adminstration Station) | Chauvin | Terrebonne | 14 | Official site |
| DeSoto Fire District #9 | Frierson | De Soto | 13 | Official site |
| East-Central Bossier Parish Fire District #1 | Haughton | Bossier | 13 | Official site |
| Plaquemine Fire Department | Plaquemine | Iberville | 13 | — |
| Ponchatoula Volunteer Fire Department | Ponchatoula | Tangipahoa | 13 | — |
| South Bossier Parish Fire District Two | Elm Grove | Bossier | 13 | Official site |
| Ville Platte Fire Department | Ville Platte | Evangeline | 13 | — |
| Desoto Fire District #1 | Logansport | De Soto | 12 | — |
| Grand Isle Volunteer Fire Company #1 | Grand Isle | Jefferson | 12 | — |
| Jennings Fire Department | Jennings | Jefferson Davis | 12 | — |
| Lafourche Parish Fire District #3 | Galliano | Lafourche | 12 | — |
| Lincoln Parish Fire Department | Dubach | Lincoln | 12 | Official site |
| Port Sulphur Volunteer Fire Department | Port Sulphur | Plaquemines | 12 | — |
| St. Tammany Fire Protection District #8 | Abita Springs | Saint Tammany | 12 | Official site |
| Westwego Volunteer Fire Company #1 | Westwego | Jefferson | 12 | — |
| Ascension Parish Fire District #2 | Donaldsonville | Ascension | 11 | — |
| City of Donaldsonville Fire Department | Donaldsonville | Ascension | 11 | — |
| Lafitte Barataria Crown Point Volunteer Fire Company | Lafitte | Jefferson | 11 | — |
| St Tammany Fire District 9 | Bush | Saint Tammany | 11 | Official site |
| Alpine Volunteer Fire Department/Rapides Parish Fire District #3 | Pineville | Rapides | 10 | — |
| Avondale Volunteer Fire Company | Avondale | Jefferson | 10 | — |
| Bridge City Volunteer Fire Company #1 | Bridge City | Jefferson | 10 | — |
| Caddo Parish Fire District #5 | Shreveport | Caddo | 10 | Official site |
| Caddo Parish Fire District 8 | Vivian | Caddo | 10 | — |
| East Side Fire Protection District 5 | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 10 | Official site |
| Haughton Fire Department | Haughton | Bossier | 10 | Official site |
| Leesville Fire Department | Leesville | Vernon | 10 | — |
| Nine Mile Point Fire Department | Nine Mile Point | Jefferson | 10 | — |
| St. Tammany Parish Fire District 3 | Lacombe | Saint Tammany | 10 | Official site |
| St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District 13 | Covington | La Salle | 10 | Official site |
| Ward 5 Fire Protection District of Evangeline Parish | Turkey Creek | Evangeline | 10 | — |
| West Baton Rouge Fire Protection Sub-district 3 | Port Allen | West Baton Rouge | 10 | — |
| Bienville Parish Fire District 4 and 5 | Ringgold | Bienville | 9 | — |
| Caddo Parish Fire District # 4 | Keithville | Caddo | 9 | — |
| Caddo Parish Fire District Seven | Oil City | Caddo | 9 | — |
| Live Oak Manor Volunteer Fire Dept. | Westwego | Jefferson | 9 | — |
| Mansfield Fire Department | Mansfield | De Soto | 9 | — |
| Bunkie Fire Department | Bunkie | Avoyelles | 8 | — |
| Chitimacha Fire Protection | Charenton | Saint Mary | 8 | — |
| Herbert Wallace Memorial Volunteer Fire Company | Avondale | Jefferson | 8 | — |
| New Llano Fire Department | New Llano | Vernon | 8 | — |
| East Iberville Volunteer Fire Department | Saint Gabriel | Iberville | 7 | — |
| Eighth Ward Volunteer Fire Department | Ponchatoula | Tangipahoa | 7 | Official site |
| Franklin Fire Department | Franklin | Saint Mary | 7 | Official site |
| Garyville Volunteer Fire Department | Garyville | St John The Baptist | 7 | — |
| Husser Volunteer Fire Department | Husser | Tangipahoa | 7 | Official site |
| Kentwood Volunteer Fire Department | Kentwood | Tangipahoa | 7 | — |
| Lake Charles Regional Airport ARFF | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | 7 | — |
| Marksville Fire Department | Marksville | Avoyelles | 7 | — |
| St John Westside Volunteer Fire Department | Edgard | St John The Baptist | 7 | — |
| St Landry Parish Fire District #2 | Port Barre | Saint Landry | 7 | — |
| St. Landry Parish Fire Protection District #1 | Krotz Springs | Saint Landry | 7 | — |
| Tallulah Fire Department | Tallulah | Madison | 7 | — |
| Terrebonne Parish Fire District #10 | Theriot | Terrebonne | 7 | — |
| Boothville-Venice Volunteer Fire Department | Venice | Plaquemines | 6 | — |
| Caddo Fire District 6 | Keithville | Caddo | 6 | Official site |
| Carencro Fire Department | Carencro | Lafayette | 6 | Official site |
| Holiday Village Volunteer Fire Department-Rapides Parish Fire District 4 | Pineville | Rapides | 6 | — |
| Washington Parish Fire Protection District #7 | Bogalusa | Washington | 6 | — |
| Wilmer Volunteer Fire Department | Kentwood | Tangipahoa | 6 | — |
| Winnfield Fire Department | Winnfield | Winn | 6 | — |
| Broussard Fire Department | Broussard | Lafayette | 5 | Official site |
| Ferriday Fire Department | Ferriday | Concordia | 5 | — |
| Gueydan Volunteer Fire Department | Gueydan | Vermilion | 5 | — |
| Hammond Rural Fire Department | Hammond | Tangipahoa | 5 | — |
| Montegut/Point-Aux-Chenes Fire Department | Montegut | Terrebonne | 5 | — |
| Natalbany Volunteer Fire Department | Tickfaw | Tangipahoa | 5 | — |
| Oakdale Fire Department | Oakdale | Allen | 5 | — |
| Rapides Parish Fire District #7 | Pineville | Rapides | 5 | — |
| Scott Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Scott | Lafayette | 5 | Official site |
| Sorrento Volunteer Fire Department | Sorrento | Ascension | 5 | Official site |
| Ward 1 & 2 District #1 | Florien | Sabine | 5 | — |
| West Baton Rouge Fire Sub-District #2 | Brusly | West Baton Rouge | 5 | — |
| Bossier Parish Fire District # 7 | Plain Dealing | Bossier | 4 | Official site |
| Brownsfield Fire Department | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 4 | — |
| Jena Fire Department | Jena | La Salle | 4 | — |
| Jonesboro Fire Department | Jonesboro | Jackson | 4 | — |
| Kaplan Fire Department | Kaplan | Vermilion | 4 | — |
| Lake Providence Fire Department | Lake Providence | East Carroll | 4 | — |
| Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 5 | Denham Springs | Livingston | 4 | — |
| Natchitoches Parish Fire District 6 | Natchitoches | Natchitoches | 4 | — |
| St. Tammany Fire District No. 5 | Folsom | Saint Tammany | 4 | — |
| Vinton Fire Department | Vinton | Calcasieu | 4 | Official site |
| Woodworth Fire Department | Woodworth | Rapides | 4 | — |
| 7th Ward Volunteer Fire Department & Vermilion Parish Fire Prot. Dist. #7 | Abbeville | Vermilion | 3 | — |
| Caddo Parish Fire District Two | Shreveport | Caddo | 3 | — |
| Franklinton Volunteer Fire Department | Franklinton | Washington | 3 | Official site |
| Grand Caillou Fire Department | Dulac | Terrebonne | 3 | — |
| Grand Coteau Fire Department | Grand Coteau | Saint Landry | 3 | Official site |
| Newellton Fire Department | Newellton | Tensas | 3 | Official site |
| Rayville Volunteer Fire Department | Rayville | Richland | 3 | — |
| Saint Helena Fire Protection District # 4 | Greensburg | Saint Helena | 3 | — |
| Saint Joseph Fire Department | Saint Joseph | Tensas | 3 | Official site |
| Schriever Volunteer Fire Department | Schriever | Terrebonne | 3 | — |
| St Tammany Fire Protection District #7 | Pearl River | Saint Tammany | 3 | — |
| St. Mary Fire Protection District #11 | Jeanerette | Iberia | 3 | Official site |
| Tensas Parish Fire Protection District #1 | Saint Joseph | Tensas | 3 | Official site |
| Waterproof Fire Department | Waterproof | Tensas | 3 | Official site |
| Winn Parish Fire District #3 | Winnfield | Winn | 3 | — |
| Allen Parish Fire Protection District # 4 | Kinder | Allen | 2 | — |
| Bayou Black Volunteer Fire Department District #9 | Houma | Terrebonne | 2 | — |
| Beauregard Parish Fire District 4 | Deridder | Beauregard | 2 | Official site |
| Coteau Fire Protection District | Houma | Terrebonne | 2 | Official site |
| Delhi Fire Department | Delhi | Richland | 2 | — |
| Duson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Duson | Lafayette | 2 | — |
| Farmerville Fire Department | Farmerville | Union | 2 | — |
| Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department | Hahnville | Saint Charles | 2 | Official site |
| Jeff Davis Fire District #5 Fire Department | Iowa | Calcasieu | 2 | — |
| Killona Volunteer Fire District | Killona | Saint Charles | 2 | — |
| LA State Penitentiary Fire Department | Angola | West Feliciana | 2 | — |
| Patterson Volunteer Fire Department | Patterson | Saint Mary | 2 | — |
| St. Tammany Parish Fire District 6 | Covington | Saint Tammany | 2 | — |
| Ward 5 Fire Protection District # of Calcasieu Parish | Starks | Calcasieu | 2 | — |
| Ward Six Fire Protection District 1 | Dequincy | Calcasieu | 2 | Official site |
| Acadia/Evangeline Fire Protection District | Basile | Acadia | 1 | — |
| Acadia/Evangeline Fire Protection District | Basile | Evangeline | 1 | — |
| Addis Volunteer Fire Department | Addis | West Baton Rouge | 1 | — |
| Allen Parish Fire District 5 | Oberlin | Allen | 1 | — |
| Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Baldwin | Saint Mary | 1 | — |
| Ball Fire Department | Ball | Rapides | 1 | — |
| Beauregard Fire District #1 | Singer | Beauregard | 1 | — |
| Beauregard Parish Fire District #2 | Longville | Beauregard | 1 | — |
| Concordia Parish Fire District # 2 | Vidalia | Concordia | 1 | — |
| Cotile Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Boyce | Rapides | 1 | — |
| Cullen Fire District #6 | Cullen | Webster | 1 | — |
| East Carroll Fire Department | Lake Providence | East Carroll | 1 | — |
| Erath Volunteer Fire Department | Erath | Vermilion | 1 | — |
| Galvez Lake Volunteer Fire Department | Prairieville | Ascension | 1 | Official site |
| Glenmora Fire Department | Glenmora | Rapides | 1 | — |
| Jackson Fire Department | Jackson | East Feliciana | 1 | — |
| Jeanerette Volunteer Fire Department | Jeanerette | Iberia | 1 | — |
| Jeff Davis Fire District #2 | Jennings | Jefferson Davis | 1 | — |
| Jonesville Fire Protection District | Jonesville | Catahoula | 1 | — |
| Mamou Fire District #2 | Mamou | Evangeline | 1 | — |
| Maringouin Volunteer Fire Department | Maringouin | Iberville | 1 | — |
| Northeast Bossier Parish Fire Department #5 | Plain Dealing | Bossier | 1 | — |
| Rapides Parish Fire District 15 | Lena | Rapides | 1 | — |
| Saint Francisville Fire Department | Saint Francisville | West Feliciana | 1 | — |
| Sibley Volunteer Fire Department | Sibley | Webster | 1 | — |
| Springhill Fire District #11 | Springhill | Webster | 1 | — |
| St. Rose Volunteer Fire Department | Saint Rose | Saint Charles | 1 | Official site |
| Village of Choudrant, Choudrant Fire Department | Choudrant | Lincoln | 1 | — |
| Ward 8 Fire Protection District # 2 | Lake Charles | Calcasieu | 1 | — |
| Ward Two Fire Protection Distrtict | Ruston | Jackson | 1 | — |
| Webster Parish Fire District #8 (Cotton Valley Fire Department) | Cotton Valley | Webster | 1 | — |
| West Terre Bonne Fire and Rescue | Gibson | Terrebonne | 1 | — |
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.