| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Fire Department | Kansas City | Jackson | 952 | Official site |
| Saint Louis Fire Department | Saint Louis | Saint Louis City | 711 | Official site |
| Springfield Fire Department | Springfield | Greene | 227 | Official site |
| Columbia Fire Department | Columbia | Boone | 160 | Official site |
| Independence Fire Department | Independence | Jackson | 160 | Official site |
| Central Jackson County Fire Protection District | Blue Springs | Jackson | 145 | Official site |
| City of St. Joseph Fire Department | Saint Joseph | Buchanan | 131 | Official site |
| Lee's Summit Fire Department | Lees Summit | Jackson | 130 | — |
| Monarch Fire Protection District | Chesterfield | Saint Louis | 113 | Official site |
| Metro West Fire Protection District | Wildwood | Saint Louis | 102 | Official site |
| Joplin Fire Department | Joplin | Jasper | 96 | Official site |
| City of Saint Charles Fire Department | Saint Charles | Saint Charles | 89 | Official site |
| Mehlville Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 86 | Official site |
| Central County Fire & Rescue | Saint Peters | Saint Charles | 80 | Official site |
| City of Jefferson/Jefferson City Fire Department | Jefferson City | Cole | 77 | — |
| Whiteman Air Force Base Fire Department | Whiteman Afb | Johnson | 74 | — |
| Rock Community Fire Protection District | Arnold | Jefferson | 68 | Official site |
| Sikeston Department of Public Safety | Sikeston | Scott | 68 | Official site |
| Fenton Fire Protection District | Fenton | Saint Louis | 66 | Official site |
| Pattonville Fire Protection District | Bridgeton | Saint Louis | 65 | Official site |
| Liberty Fire Department | Liberty | Clay | 64 | Official site |
| Cape Girardeau Fire Department | Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau | 62 | Official site |
| North Kansas City Fire Department | North Kansas City | Clay | 61 | Official site |
| Florissant Valley Fire Protection District | Florissant | Saint Louis | 60 | Official site |
| West County EMS & Fire Protection District | Manchester | Saint Louis | 58 | Official site |
| Community Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 57 | Official site |
| Cottleville Fire Protection District | Saint Charles | Saint Charles | 57 | Official site |
| Wentzville Fire Protection District | Wentzville | Saint Charles | 57 | Official site |
| Creve Coeur Fire Protection District | Creve Coeur | Saint Louis | 56 | Official site |
| Kirkwood Fire Department | Kirkwood | Saint Louis | 54 | Official site |
| O'Fallon Fire Protection District | O'Fallon | Saint Charles | 54 | Official site |
| South Metro Fire District | Raymore | Cass | 54 | Official site |
| High Ridge Fire Protection District | High Ridge | Jefferson | 53 | Official site |
| Belton Fire Department | Belton | Cass | 52 | Official site |
| Fort Leonard Wood Fire & Emergency Services | Fort Leonard Wood | Pulaski | 49 | — |
| Southern Jackson County Fire Protection District | Lake Lotawana | Jackson | 49 | Official site |
| University City Fire Department | University City | Saint Louis | 49 | Official site |
| Branson Fire & Rescue | Branson | Taney | 48 | Official site |
| Battlefield Fire Protection District | Battlefield | Greene | 46 | Official site |
| Hazelwood Fire Department | Hazelwood | Saint Louis | 46 | — |
| Maryland Heights Fire Protection District | Maryland Heights | Saint Louis | 46 | Official site |
| Clayton Fire Department | Clayton | Saint Louis | 44 | Official site |
| Sedalia Fire Department | Sedalia | Pettis | 41 | — |
| City of Gladstone Fire Department | Gladstone | Clay | 40 | Official site |
| Robertson Fire Protection District | Hazelwood | Saint Louis | 40 | — |
| Southern Platte Fire Protection District | Kansas City | Platte | 40 | Official site |
| Des Peres Department of Public Safety | Des Peres | Saint Louis | 39 | Official site |
| Hannibal Fire Department | Hannibal | Marion | 39 | Official site |
| Webster Groves Fire Department | Webster Groves | Saint Louis | 38 | Official site |
| Black Jack Fire Protection District | Florissant | Saint Louis | 37 | Official site |
| Nixa Fire Protection District | Nixa | Stone | 37 | Official site |
| Affton Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 36 | Official site |
| Ozark Fire Protection District | Ozark | Christian | 36 | Official site |
| Odessa Fire Rescue Protection District | Odessa | Lafayette | 35 | Official site |
| Pleasant Hill Fire Protection District | Pleasant Hill | Cass | 35 | — |
| Pleasant Valley Missouri Fire Department | Pleasant Valley | Clay | 35 | — |
| West Platte Fire Protection District | Weston | Platte | 35 | Official site |
| Mexico Public Safety Department | Mexico | Audrain | 34 | Official site |
| Osage Beach Fire Protection District | Osage Beach | Camden | 34 | Official site |
| Saline Valley Fire Protection District | Fenton | Jefferson | 33 | Official site |
| Ladue Fire Department | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 32 | Official site |
| Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District | Rogersville | Webster | 32 | Official site |
| Lone Jack Fire Protection District | Lone Jack | Jackson | 32 | Official site |
| North County Fire & Rescue Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 32 | Official site |
| Eureka Fire Protection District | Eureka | Saint Louis | 31 | Official site |
| Ferguson Fire Department | Ferguson | Saint Louis | 31 | Official site |
| Lake Ozark Protection District | Lake Ozark | Camden | 31 | Official site |
| Raytown Fire Protection District | Raytown | Jackson | 31 | Official site |
| Grandview Fire Department | Grandview | Jackson | 30 | Official site |
| Northeast Cass Fire Protection District | Pleasant Hill | Cass | 30 | — |
| City of Berkeley Fire Department | Berkeley | Saint Louis | 29 | Official site |
| Fort Osage Fire Protection District | Buckner | Jackson | 29 | Official site |
| Normandy Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 28 | — |
| Poplar Bluff Fire Department | Poplar Bluff | Butler | 28 | — |
| Harrisonville Emergency Services | Harrisonville | Cass | 27 | Official site |
| Kearney Fire & Rescue Protection District | Kearney | Clay | 27 | Official site |
| Neosho Fire Department | Neosho | Newton | 27 | Official site |
| Rolla Fire and Rescue | Rolla | Phelps | 27 | Official site |
| Rosecrans Fire Department MO Air National Guard | Saint Joseph | Buchanan | 27 | — |
| Boles Fire Protection District | Labadie | Franklin | 26 | — |
| Carthage Fire Department | Carthage | Jasper | 26 | Official site |
| Chillicothe Fire Department | Chillicothe | Livingston | 25 | Official site |
| City of Lebanon Fire Department | Lebanon | Laclede | 25 | Official site |
| Lemay Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 25 | Official site |
| Moberly Fire Department | Moberly | Randolph | 25 | — |
| Riverside Fire Rescue | Riverside | Platte | 25 | Official site |
| Warrensburg Fire Department | Warrensburg | Johnson | 25 | Official site |
| Fulton Fire Department | Fulton | Callaway | 24 | Official site |
| Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 | Troy | Lincoln | 24 | Official site |
| Union Fire Protection District | Union | Franklin | 24 | Official site |
| Valley Park Fire Protection District | Valley Park | Saint Louis | 24 | Official site |
| Brentwood Fire Department | Brentwood | Saint Louis | 23 | Official site |
| Cedar Hill Fire Protection District | Cedar Hill | Jefferson | 23 | Official site |
| City of Crestwood Fire Department | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 23 | — |
| City of Olivette Fire Department | Olivette | Saint Louis | 23 | Official site |
| Farmington Fire Department | Farmington | Saint Francois | 23 | Official site |
| Richmond Heights Fire Department | Richmond Heights | Saint Louis | 23 | Official site |
| Antonia Fire Protection District | Barnhart | Jefferson | 22 | Official site |
| Saline County Rural Fire Protection District | Marshall | Saline | 22 | — |
| Excelsior Springs Fire Department | Excelsior Springs | Clay | 21 | Official site |
| Jackson Fire Rescue | Jackson | Cape Girardeau | 21 | Official site |
| Pacific Fire Protection District | Pacific | Franklin | 21 | Official site |
| Sni Valley Fire Protection District | Oak Grove | Jackson | 21 | Official site |
| Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District | Sunrise Beach | Morgan | 21 | Official site |
| Charleston Department of Public Safety | Charleston | Mississippi | 20 | — |
| Frontenac Fire Department | Frontenac | Saint Louis | 20 | Official site |
| Holt Community Fire Protection District | Holt | Clinton | 20 | — |
| Kirksville Fire Department | Kirksville | Adair | 20 | Official site |
| Maplewood Fire Department | Maplewood | Saint Louis | 20 | Official site |
| Webb City Fire Department | Webb City | Jasper | 20 | Official site |
| West Overland EMS and Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 20 | Official site |
| Willard Fire Protection District | Willard | Greene | 20 | Official site |
| Marshall Fire Department | Marshall | Saline | 19 | Official site |
| Shrewsbury Fire Department | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 19 | Official site |
| Mid County Fire Protection District of St Louis County | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 17 | Official site |
| Southern Stone County Fire Protection District | Reeds Spring | Stone | 17 | Official site |
| Monett Fire Department | Monett | Barry | 16 | Official site |
| Spanish Lake Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 16 | Official site |
| Strafford Fire Protection District | Strafford | Greene | 16 | — |
| Central Cass County Fire Protection District | Harrisonville | Cass | 15 | — |
| De Soto Rural Fire Protection District | De Soto | Jefferson | 15 | Official site |
| Metro-North Fire Protection District | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 15 | — |
| Redings Mill Fire Protection District | Joplin | Newton | 15 | Official site |
| Bolivar City Fire Department | Bolivar | Polk | 14 | Official site |
| Clinton Fire Department | Clinton | Henry | 14 | — |
| Ebenezer Fire Protection District | Springfield | Greene | 14 | Official site |
| Hillsboro Fire Protection District | Hillsboro | Jefferson | 14 | Official site |
| Waynesville Rural Fire Protection District | Waynesville | Pulaski | 14 | Official site |
| Boone County Fire Protection District | Columbia | Boone | 13 | Official site |
| City of Nevada Fire Department | Nevada | Vernon | 13 | — |
| Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District | Lake Saint Louis | Saint Charles | 13 | Official site |
| New Melle Fire Protection District | New Melle | Saint Charles | 13 | Official site |
| Carl Junction Fire District | Carl Junction | Jasper | 12 | Official site |
| Central Cass County Fire Protection District | Harrisonville | Cass | 12 | — |
| Glendale Fire Department | Glendale | Saint Louis | 12 | — |
| Kennett Fire Department | Kennett | Dunklin | 12 | Official site |
| Lawson Fire & Rescue Protection District | Lawson | Ray | 12 | — |
| Republic Fire Department | Republic | Greene | 12 | — |
| Wright City Fire Protection District | Wright City | Warren | 12 | Official site |
| Fruitland Area Fire District | Jackson | Cape Girardeau | 11 | — |
| West Plains Fire Department | West Plains | Howell | 11 | Official site |
| Claycomo Fire Department | Kansas City | Clay | 10 | — |
| Jefferson R-7 Fire Protection District | Festus | Jefferson | 10 | Official site |
| Rock Hill Fire-EMS Department | Rock Hill | Saint Louis | 10 | — |
| Rolla Rural Fire Protection District | Rolla | Phelps | 10 | Official site |
| Saint Clair Fire Protection District | Saint Clair | Franklin | 10 | Official site |
| Sullivan Fire Protection District | Sullivan | Franklin | 10 | Official site |
| Mid-County Fire Protection District | Camdenton | Camden | 9 | Official site |
| Richmond Fire Department | Richmond | Ray | 9 | Official site |
| Warrenton Fire Protection District | Warrenton | Warren | 9 | Official site |
| Butler County Fire Protection District | Poplar Bluff | Butler | 8 | — |
| City of DeSoto Fire & Rescue | De Soto | Jefferson | 8 | — |
| Festus Fire Department | Festus | Jefferson | 8 | Official site |
| Holts Summit Fire Protection District | Holts Summit | Callaway | 8 | Official site |
| Lexington Fire & Rescue | Lexington | Lafayette | 8 | Official site |
| Western Taney County Fire Protection District | Branson | Taney | 8 | Official site |
| Aurora Fire Department | Aurora | Lawrence | 7 | — |
| Macon Fire Department | Macon | Macon | 7 | Official site |
| Oronogo Fire Protection District | Oronogo | Jasper | 7 | — |
| West Peculiar Fire Protection District | Peculiar | Cass | 7 | Official site |
| Boonville Fire Department | Boonville | Cooper | 6 | — |
| Sugar Creek Fire Department | Sugar Creek | Jackson | 6 | — |
| Trenton Fire Department | Trenton | Grundy | 6 | — |
| Bloomfield Department of Public Safety | Bloomfield | Stoddard | 5 | — |
| City of Brookfield Fire Department | Brookfield | Linn | 5 | — |
| City of Eldon Fire Department | Eldon | Miller | 5 | Official site |
| Dunklin Fire Protection District | Pevely | Jefferson | 5 | — |
| Johnson County Fire Protection District | Warrensburg | Johnson | 5 | Official site |
| Mapaville Fire Protection District | Festus | Jefferson | 5 | Official site |
| Mountain Grove Fire Department | Mountain Grove | Wright | 5 | Official site |
| Pettis County Fire Protection District #1 | Sedalia | Pettis | 5 | Official site |
| Carrollton Fire Department | Carrollton | Carroll | 4 | — |
| Caruthersville Fire Department | Caruthersville | Pemiscot | 4 | Official site |
| Eagle Rock-Golden-Mano Fire Protection District | Eagle Rock | Barry | 4 | — |
| Goldman Fire Protection District | Hillsboro | Jefferson | 4 | — |
| Hematite Fire Protection District | Festus | Jefferson | 4 | Official site |
| Herculaneum Fire Department | Herculaneum | Jefferson | 4 | Official site |
| Inter City Fire Protection District No. 1 | Kansas City | Jackson | 4 | Official site |
| Saint Robert City Fire & Rescue | Saint Robert | Pulaski | 4 | Official site |
| Tri-Cities Fire Protection District | Jasper | Jasper | 4 | — |
| Buffalo City Fire & Rescue | Buffalo | Dallas | 3 | — |
| Dexter Fire Department | Dexter | Stoddard | 3 | — |
| Duenweg Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Duenweg | Jasper | 3 | — |
| Howell County Rural Fire District #1 | West Plains | Howell | 3 | — |
| Johnson County Fire District # 2 | Holden | Johnson | 3 | Official site |
| Lamar Fire Department | Lamar | Barton | 3 | — |
| Malden Fire Department | Malden | Dunklin | 3 | — |
| Maryville Fire Department | Maryville | Nodaway | 3 | — |
| Potosi Fire Protection District | Potosi | Washington | 3 | — |
| Regional West Fire Protection District | Jefferson City | Cole | 3 | — |
| Butler Fire Department | Butler | Bates | 2 | Official site |
| Diamond Area Fire Protection District | Diamond | Newton | 2 | — |
| Forsyth Fire Department | Forsyth | Taney | 2 | Official site |
| Gravois Fire Protection District | Gravois Mills | Morgan | 2 | — |
| Halltown Fire Protection District | Halltown | Lawrence | 2 | Official site |
| Hayti Fire Department | Hayti | Pemiscot | 2 | — |
| Little Dixie Fire Protection District | Mexico | Audrain | 2 | Official site |
| Moreau Fire Protection District | Eldon | Miller | 2 | — |
| Rocky Mount Fire Protection District | Rocky Mount | Morgan | 2 | — |
| 131st Fighter Wing Fire Protection | Bridgeton | Saint Louis | 1 | — |
| Bethany Fire Department | Bethany | Harrison | 1 | Official site |
| California Fire Department | California | Moniteau | 1 | — |
| Central Platte Fire Protection District | Platte City | Platte | 1 | Official site |
| Central Taney County Fire Protection District | Kissee Mills | Taney | 1 | Official site |
| Cooper County Fire Protection District | Boonville | Cooper | 1 | Official site |
| Dent County Fire Protection District | Salem | Dent | 1 | — |
| Doniphan Fire Department | Doniphan | Ripley | 1 | — |
| Leadington Fire Department | Leadington | Saint Francois | 1 | — |
| Saint James Fire Protection District | Saint James | Phelps | 1 | — |
| Savannah Fire Department | Savannah | Andrew | 1 | — |
| Savannah Rural Fire Protection District | Savannah | Andrew | 1 | — |
| Scott City Fire Department | Scott City | Scott | 1 | — |
| Scott County Rural Fire Protection District | Blodgett | Scott | 1 | — |
| Senath Fire Department | Senath | Dunklin | 1 | — |
| Seymour Fire Department | Seymour | Webster | 1 | Official site |
| Smithville Area Fire Protection District | Smithville | Clay | 1 | — |
| Winfield Foley Fire Protection District | Winfield | Lincoln | 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.