| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County Fire Department | Las Vegas | Clark | 655 | Official site |
| Las Vegas Fire & Rescue | Las Vegas | Clark | 556 | Official site |
| Reno Fire Department | Reno | Washoe | 290 | Official site |
| Henderson Fire Department | Henderson | Clark | 288 | Official site |
| Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District | Reno | Washoe | 184 | Official site |
| North Las Vegas Fire Department | North Las Vegas | Clark | 141 | Official site |
| Nellis AFB Fire Department | Nellis Afb | Clark | 105 | — |
| Sparks Fire Department | Sparks | Washoe | 80 | Official site |
| Nevada National Security Site Fire & Rescue | Mercury | Nye | 76 | Official site |
| East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts | Minden | Douglas | 63 | Official site |
| Carson City Fire Department | Carson City | Carson City | 57 | Official site |
| Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District | Zephyr Cove | Douglas | 50 | Official site |
| North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District | Incline Village | Washoe | 48 | Official site |
| Pahrump Fire Rescue | Pahrump | Nye | 42 | — |
| North Lyon County Fire Protection District | Fernely | Lyon | 32 | Official site |
| Central Lyon County Fire District | Dayton | Lyon | 25 | — |
| Boulder City Fire Department | Boulder City | Clark | 24 | Official site |
| Day & Zimmermann Hawthorne Corporation Fire & Emergency | Hawthorne | Mineral | 24 | — |
| Mesquite Fire & Rescue | Mesquite | Clark | 24 | Official site |
| Storey County Fire Department | Virginia City | Storey | 24 | Official site |
| Reno/Tahoe International Airport Fire Department | Reno | Washoe | 20 | Official site |
| City of Elko Fire Department | Elko | Elko | 18 | Official site |
| Elko County Fire Protection District | Elko | Elko | 15 | — |
| Nevada Air National Guard Fire Department | Reno | Washoe | 9 | — |
| Ely Volunteer Fire Department | Ely | White Pine | 5 | Official site |
| Mason Valley Fire Protection District | Yerington | Lyon | 5 | Official site |
| Shoshone-Paiute Fire Department | Owyhee | Elko | 5 | Official site |
| Jackpot Fire Department | Jackpot | Elko | 4 | — |
| Mineral County Fire Department | Hawthorne | Mineral | 4 | — |
| West Wendover Fire Department | West Wendover | Elko | 3 | — |
| Amargosa Volunteer Fire Department (part of Nye County Fire Protection District) | Amargosa Valley | Nye | 1 | — |
| Carlin Volunteer Fire Department | Carlin | Elko | 1 | Official site |
| Golconda Fire Department | Golconda | Humboldt | 1 | — |
| Panaca Fire Department | Panaca | Lincoln | 1 | — |
| Tonopah Fire Department | Tonopah | Nye | 1 | — |
| Winnemucca Rural Fire Department (part of Humboldt Fire Protection District) | Winnemucca | Humboldt | 1 | — |
| Winnemucca Volunteer Fire Department | Winnemucca | Humboldt | 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.