| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Fire Department | Jackson | Hinds | 320 | Official site |
| Biloxi Fire Department | Biloxi | Harrison | 175 | Official site |
| Gulfport Fire Department | Gulfport | Harrison | 165 | Official site |
| Hattiesburg Fire Department | Hattiesburg | Forrest | 133 | Official site |
| Southaven Fire Department | Southaven | DeSoto | 120 | Official site |
| City of Meridian Fire Department | Meridian | Lauderdale | 112 | — |
| Vicksburg Fire Department | Vicksburg | Warren | 105 | Official site |
| Greenville Fire Department | Greenville | Washington | 96 | — |
| Tupelo Fire Department | Tupelo | Lee | 95 | Official site |
| Olive Branch Fire Department | Olive Branch | DeSoto | 85 | — |
| Oxford Fire Department | Oxford | Lafayette | 76 | — |
| Naval Air Station Meridian | Meridian | Lauderdale | 70 | — |
| Starkville Fire Department | Starkville | Oktibbeha | 70 | Official site |
| 186 Air Refueling Wing Fire & Emergency Services Flight | Meridian | Lauderdale | 64 | — |
| Columbus Fire and Rescue | Columbus | Lowndes | 64 | Official site |
| Horn Lake Fire Department | Walls | DeSoto | 64 | Official site |
| Clinton Fire Department | Clinton | Hinds | 63 | — |
| Laurel Fire Department | Laurel | Jones | 63 | Official site |
| Ridgeland Fire Department | Ridgeland | Madison | 62 | Official site |
| Pascagoula Fire Department | Pascagoula | Jackson | 57 | — |
| City of Brandon Fire Department | Brandon | Rankin | 54 | Official site |
| Greenwood Fire Department | Greenwood | Leflore | 54 | — |
| Natchez Fire Department | Natchez | Adams | 54 | — |
| Pearl Fire Department | Pearl | Rankin | 51 | Official site |
| Hernando Fire Department | Hernando | DeSoto | 50 | — |
| Corinth Fire Department | Corinth | Alcorn | 48 | — |
| Batesville Fire Department | Batesville | Panola | 47 | — |
| Flowood Fire Department | Flowood | Rankin | 44 | — |
| Long Beach Fire Department | Long Beach | Harrison | 40 | — |
| City of Moss Point Fire Department | Moss Point | Jackson | 39 | — |
| Petal Fire Department | Petal | Forrest | 38 | Official site |
| Clarksdale Fire Department | Clarksdale | Coahoma | 36 | — |
| Philadelphia Fire Department | Philadelphia | Winston | 36 | — |
| Picayune Fire Department | Picayune | Pearl River | 36 | — |
| Brookhaven Fire Department | Brookhaven | Lincoln | 35 | — |
| City of Byram Fire Department | Byram | Hinds | 35 | Official site |
| South Madison County Fire Protection District-Gluckstadt Fire Department | Canton | Madison | 35 | Official site |
| Canton Fire Department | Canton | Madison | 34 | — |
| Ocean Springs Fire Department | Ocean Springs | Jackson | 33 | — |
| Reservoir Fire Protection District | Brandon | Rankin | 32 | Official site |
| Choctaw Fire Department | Choctaw | Neshoba | 30 | — |
| Grenada Fire Department | Grenada | Grenada | 30 | — |
| Richland Fire Department | Richland | Rankin | 30 | Official site |
| Booneville Fire Department | Booneville | Prentiss | 29 | — |
| Gautier Fire Department | Gautier | Jackson | 29 | — |
| Yazoo City Fire Department | Yazoo City | Yazoo | 28 | — |
| Ellisville Fire Department | Ellisville | Jones | 26 | — |
| Pass Christian Fire Department | Pass Christian | Harrison | 26 | Official site |
| City of Bay St. Louis Fire Department | Bay Saint Louis | Hancock | 25 | — |
| D'Iberville Fire Department | Diiberville | Harrison | 25 | — |
| Columbia Fire Department | Columbia | Marion | 19 | — |
| New Albany Fire Department | New Albany | Union | 19 | — |
| Senatobia Fire Department | Senatobia | Tate | 18 | — |
| West Point Fire Department | West Point | Clay | 18 | — |
| Forest Fire Department | Forest | Scott | 15 | — |
| Indianola Fire Department | Indianola | Sunflower | 15 | — |
| Amory Fire Department | Amory | Monroe | 14 | — |
| Diamondhead Fire Department | Diamondhead | Hancock | 14 | — |
| City of Madison Fire Department | Madison | Madison | 13 | — |
| Harrison County Fire Service | Saucier | Harrison | 13 | — |
| Lafayette County Fire Department | Oxford | Lafayette | 13 | Official site |
| North Tunica County Fire and Rescue | Robinsonville | Tunica | 13 | — |
| City of Aberdeen Fire Department | Aberdeen | Monroe | 12 | Official site |
| Clairborne County Fire Department | Port Gibson | Claiborne | 12 | — |
| Kosciusko Fire Department | Kosciusko | Attala | 12 | — |
| Waveland Fire Department | Waveland | Hancock | 12 | — |
| Wiggins Fire Department | Wiggins | Stone | 11 | — |
| Attala County Fire Department | Kosciusko | Attala | 10 | — |
| Carthage Fire Department | Carthage | Leake | 8 | — |
| Louisville Fire Department | Louisville | Winston | 8 | — |
| Water Valley Fire Department | Water Valley | Yalobusha | 8 | — |
| Winona Fire Department | Winona | Montgomery | 8 | — |
| Forts Lake-Franklin Creek Volunteer Fire Department | Moss Point | Jackson | 7 | — |
| Holly Springs Fire Department | Holly Springs | Marshall | 7 | — |
| Houston Fire Rescue | Houston | Chickasaw | 7 | — |
| Newton Fire Department | Newton | Newton | 7 | — |
| Saltillo Fire Department | Saltillo | Lee | 6 | — |
| Byram Volunteer Fire Department | Terry | Hinds | 5 | — |
| City of Iuka Fire Department | Iuka | Tishomingo | 5 | — |
| Flora Fire Department | Flora | Madison | 5 | — |
| Okolona Fire Department | Okolona | Chickasaw | 5 | — |
| Belzoni Fire Department | Belzoni | Humphreys | 4 | — |
| City of Poplarville Fire Department | Poplarville | Pearl River | 4 | Official site |
| Durant Fire Department | Durant | Holmes | 4 | — |
| Gulf Park Estates-St. Andrews Fire Protection District | Ocean Springs | Jackson | 4 | Official site |
| Lexington Fire Department | Lexington | Holmes | 4 | — |
| Lucedale Fire Department | Lucedale | George | 4 | — |
| Bassfield Volunteer Fire Department | Bassfield | Jefferson Davis | 3 | — |
| Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department | Cleveland | Bolivar | 3 | — |
| Coahoma County Fire Department | Lyon | Coahoma | 3 | — |
| Crystal Springs Volunteer Fire Department | Crystal Springs | Copiah | 3 | — |
| Fulton- Greater Fulton Fire Department | Fulton | Itawamba | 3 | — |
| Hatley Volunteer Fire Department | Hatley | Monroe | 3 | Official site |
| Monticello Fire Department | Monticello | Lawrence | 3 | — |
| Prentiss Fire Department | Prentiss | Jefferson Davis | 3 | — |
| Walls Fire Department | Walls | DeSoto | 3 | Official site |
| Waynesboro Fire Department | Waynesboro | Wayne | 3 | — |
| Baldwyn Fire Department | Baldwyn | Lee | 2 | — |
| Byhalia Volunteer Fire Department | Byhalia | Marshall | 2 | — |
| Central Mississippi Correctional Facility | Pearl | Rankin | 2 | — |
| City of Collins Fire Department | Collins | Covington | 2 | — |
| Conehatta Volunteer Fire Department | Conehatta | Newton | 2 | — |
| Cuevas Volunteer Fire Company | Pass Christain | Harrison | 2 | — |
| Evergreen-Carolina Volunteer Fire Department | Nettleton | Itawamba | 2 | — |
| Fountainbleau Volunteer Fire Department | Ocean Springs | Jackson | 2 | — |
| Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Department | Hattiesburg | Lamar | 2 | — |
| Vancleave Volunteer Fire Department | Vancleave | Jackson | 2 | — |
| Charleston Fire Department | Charleston | Tallahatchie | 1 | — |
| Eupora Fire Department | Eupora | Webster | 1 | — |
| Fayette Fire Department | Fayette | Jefferson | 1 | — |
| Harrisville Volunteer Fire Department | Harrisville | Simpson | 1 | — |
| Lauderdale Volunteer Fire & Rescue | Lauderdale | Lauderdale | 1 | — |
| Leland Volunteer Fire Department | Leland | Washington | 1 | — |
| McNeill Volunteer Fire Department | Mcneill | Pearl River | 1 | — |
| Pine Ridge Volunteer Fire Department | Purvis | Lamar | 1 | Official site |
| Saucier Fire and Rescue | Saucier | Harrison | 1 | — |
| Spout Springs Fire Department | Ripley | Tippah | 1 | — |
| Tunica Fire Department | Tunica | Tunica | 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.