| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Fire Department | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 434 | Official site |
| City of Saint Paul Fire Department | Saint Paul | Ramsey | 433 | Official site |
| Duluth Fire Department | Duluth | Saint Louis | 134 | Official site |
| Rochester Fire Department | Rochester | Olmsted | 103 | Official site |
| Saint Cloud Fire Department | Saint Cloud | Stearns | 68 | Official site |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul Int'l Airport/Metropolitan Airports Commission | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 52 | — |
| Burnsville Fire Department | Burnsville | Dakota | 50 | Official site |
| Brooklyn Park Fire Department | Brooklyn Park | Hennepin | 47 | Official site |
| South Metro Fire Department | West St Paul | Dakota | 44 | Official site |
| Eagan Fire Department | Eagan | Dakota | 43 | Official site |
| Edina Fire Department | Edina | Hennepin | 42 | Official site |
| Moorhead Fire Department | Moorhead | Clay | 37 | Official site |
| Bloomington Fire Department | Bloomington | Hennepin | 36 | Official site |
| Coon Rapids Fire Department | Coon Rapids | Anoka | 34 | Official site |
| Virginia Fire Department | Virginia | Saint Louis | 34 | Official site |
| Mdewakanton Public Safety | Prior Lake | Scott | 32 | Official site |
| 148th CES Fire Department | Duluth | Saint Louis | 31 | — |
| Cloquet Area Fire District | Cloquet | Carlton | 31 | Official site |
| St Louis Park Fire Department | St Louis Park | Hennepin | 30 | — |
| Red Wing Fire Department | Red Wing | Goodhue | 28 | Official site |
| Woodbury Fire Department | Woodbury | Washington | 27 | Official site |
| Richfield Fire Department | Richfield | Hennepin | 26 | — |
| Plymouth Fire Department | Plymouth | Hennepin | 24 | Official site |
| Roseville Fire Department | Roseville | Ramsey | 24 | Official site |
| Winona Fire Department | Winona | Winona | 24 | Official site |
| Oakdale Fire Department | Saint Paul | Washington | 23 | Official site |
| Minnetonka Fire Department | Minnetonka | Hennepin | 22 | Official site |
| Hibbing Fire Department | Hibbing | Saint Louis | 21 | Official site |
| South St Paul Fire Department | South St Paul | Dakota | 19 | — |
| White Bear Lake Fire Department | White Bear Lake | Ramsey | 19 | Official site |
| Mankato Fire Department | Mankato | Blue Earth | 18 | Official site |
| Albert Lea Fire Rescue | Albert Lea | Freeborn | 17 | Official site |
| Camp Ripley Fire and Emergency Services | Little Falls | Morrison | 17 | — |
| Inver Grove Heights Fire Department | Inver Grove Heights | Dakota | 17 | Official site |
| City of Cottage Grove | Cottage Grove | Washington | 14 | Official site |
| Stillwater Fire | Stillwater | Washington | 13 | Official site |
| Maple Grove Fire Department | Maple Grove | Hennepin | 12 | Official site |
| Maplewood Fire Department | Maplewood | Ramsey | 12 | Official site |
| Hastings Fire Department | Hastings | Dakota | 11 | — |
| Austin Fire Department | Austin | Mower | 10 | — |
| City of East Grand Forks | East Grand Forks | Polk | 10 | Official site |
| Columbia Heights Fire Department | Columbia Heights | Anoka | 10 | — |
| Eden Prairie Fire Department | Eden Prairie | Hennepin | 10 | Official site |
| Faribault Fire Department | Faribault | Rice | 10 | Official site |
| Bemidji Fire Department | Bemidji | Beltrami | 9 | Official site |
| Owatonna Fire Department | Owatonna | Steele | 9 | Official site |
| Rochester Airport Fire Department | Rochester | Olmsted | 9 | — |
| West Metro Fire-Rescue District | New Hope | Hennepin | 8 | Official site |
| Crookston Fire Department | Crookston | Polk | 7 | — |
| Spring Lake Park Fire Department, Inc. | Spring Lake Park | Anoka | 7 | Official site |
| St. Anthony Fire Department | Minneapolis | Hennepin | 7 | Official site |
| Thief River Falls Fire Department | Thief River Falls | Pennington | 7 | Official site |
| Chaska Fire Department | Chaska | Carver | 6 | Official site |
| Fridley Fire Department | Fridley | Anoka | 6 | Official site |
| Golden Valley Fire Department | Golden Valley | Hennepin | 6 | Official site |
| Shakopee Fire Department | Shakopee | Scott | 6 | Official site |
| Andover Fire Department | Andover | Anoka | 5 | Official site |
| Hopkins Fire Department | Hopkins | Hennepin | 5 | Official site |
| International Falls Fire Department | International Falls | Koochiching | 5 | Official site |
| Red Lake Fire Department | Red Lake | Beltrami | 5 | — |
| Vadnais Heights Fire Department | Vadnais Heights | Ramsey | 5 | Official site |
| Anoka Champlin Fire Department | Anoka | Anoka | 4 | Official site |
| Brooklyn Center Fire Department | Brooklyn Center | Hennepin | 4 | Official site |
| Elk River Fire and Rescue | Elk River | Sherburne | 4 | Official site |
| Lake Elmo Fire Department | Lake Elmo | Washington | 4 | Official site |
| Lakeville Fire Department | Lakeville | Dakota | 4 | Official site |
| City of Apple Valley Fire Department | Apple Valley | Dakota | 3 | Official site |
| Fergus Falls Fire Department | Fergus Falls | Otter Tail | 3 | Official site |
| North Saint Paul Fire Department | North Saint Paul | Ramsey | 3 | Official site |
| Rogers MN Fire Department | Rogers | Hennepin | 3 | Official site |
| Waseca Fire Department | Waseca | Waseca | 3 | — |
| Brainerd Fire Department | Brainerd | Crow Wing | 2 | Official site |
| Centennial Fire District | Circle Pines | Anoka | 2 | Official site |
| Chanhassen Fire Department | Chanhassen | Carver | 2 | Official site |
| Excelsior Fire District | Shorewood | Hennepin | 2 | Official site |
| Farmington Fire Department | Farmington | Dakota | 2 | Official site |
| Hutchinson Fire Department | Hutchinson | McLeod | 2 | — |
| Isanti Fire District | Isanti | Isanti | 2 | Official site |
| Mahtomedi Fire Department | Mahtomedi | Washington | 2 | Official site |
| New Brighton Department of Public Safety-Fire Division | New Brighton | Ramsey | 2 | Official site |
| Ramsey Fire Department | Ramsey | Anoka | 2 | — |
| Savage Fire Department | Savage | Scott | 2 | Official site |
| Victoria Fire Department | Victoria | Carver | 2 | Official site |
| Willmar Fire Department | Willmar | Kandiyohi | 2 | Official site |
| Albertville Fire Department | Albertville | Wright | 1 | — |
| Buffalo Fire Department | Buffalo | Wright | 1 | — |
| Cass Lake Volunteer Fire Department | Cass Lake | Cass | 1 | — |
| East Bethel Fire Department | East Bethel | Anoka | 1 | — |
| Ely Fire Department | Ely | Saint Louis | 1 | Official site |
| Forest Lake Fire Department | Forest Lake | Washington | 1 | Official site |
| Ham Lake Fire Department | Ham Lake | Anoka | 1 | Official site |
| Little Falls Fire Department | Little Falls | Morrison | 1 | — |
| Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department | Long Lake | Hennepin | 1 | Official site |
| Mound Fire Department | Mound | Hennepin | 1 | Official site |
| New Ulm Fire Department | New Ulm | Brown | 1 | Official site |
| Pine City Fire Department | Pine City | Pine | 1 | — |
| Princeton Fire & Rescue Department | Princeton | Mille Lacs | 1 | — |
| Sauk Rapids Fire Department | Sauk Rapids | Benton | 1 | — |
| Waconia Fire Department | Waconia | Carver | 1 | Official site |
| Watertown Fire Department | Watertown | Carver | 1 | Official site |
| Wright Volunteer Fire Department | Cromwell | Carlton | 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.