| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Fire Department | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | 673 | Official site |
| Bernalillo County Fire & Rescue | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | 231 | Official site |
| Las Cruces Fire Department | Las Cruces | Dona Ana | 176 | Official site |
| Santa Fe Fire Deptartment | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | 175 | Official site |
| Los Alamos Fire Department | Los Alamos | Los Alamos | 139 | Official site |
| Rio Rancho Fire Rescue | Rio Rancho | Sandoval | 118 | Official site |
| Farmington Fire Department | Farmington | San Juan | 101 | Official site |
| City of Roswell Fire Department | Roswell | Chaves | 90 | — |
| Clovis Fire Department | Clovis | Curry | 90 | Official site |
| City of Hobbs Fire Department | Hobbs | Lea | 80 | Official site |
| White Sands Missile Range Fire Department | White Sands Missile Range | Dona Ana | 71 | — |
| Carlsbad Fire Department | Carlsbad | Eddy | 65 | Official site |
| Gallup Fire Department | Gallup | McKinley | 48 | Official site |
| Sandoval County Fire and Rescue | Bernalillo | Sandoval | 40 | Official site |
| Artesia Fire Department | Artesia | Eddy | 31 | Official site |
| Portales Fire Department | Portales | Roosevelt | 25 | Official site |
| Town of Silver City Fire Department | Silver City | Grant | 23 | — |
| City of Las Vegas Fire Department | Las Vegas | San Miguel | 20 | — |
| Deming Fire Department | Deming | Luna | 20 | — |
| Lovington Fire Department | Lovington | Lea | 20 | Official site |
| Ruidoso Fire Department | Ruidoso | Lincoln | 19 | — |
| Wagon Mound Volunteer Fire Department | Wagon Mound | Mora | 19 | — |
| Espanola Fire | Espanola | Rio Arriba | 18 | Official site |
| Socorro Fire Department | Socorro | Socorro | 17 | — |
| Acoma Fire Rescue | Pueblo Of Acoma | Valencia | 16 | — |
| Los Lunas Fire Department | Los Lunas | Valencia | 14 | — |
| Pueblo of Laguna Fire - Rescue | Laguna | Cibola | 14 | — |
| Town of Bernalillo Fire/ Rescue | Bernalillo | Sandoval | 14 | — |
| Corrales Fire Department | Corrales | Sandoval | 12 | Official site |
| Los Ranchos Fire Department | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | 11 | — |
| Grants Fire & Rescue | Grants | Cibola | 10 | — |
| Zuni Independent Fire District # 8 | Zuni | McKinley | 9 | — |
| Eunice Fire and Rescue | Eunice | Lea | 8 | — |
| Angel Fire Fire Department | Angel Fire | Colfax | 7 | Official site |
| New Mexico State University | University Park | Dona Ana | 6 | Official site |
| Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Department | Ponderosa | Sandoval | 6 | — |
| Bloomfield Fire Department | Aztec | San Juan | 3 | Official site |
| City of Moriarty Fire Department | Moriarty | Torrance | 3 | Official site |
| Clayton Fire and Rescue | Clayton | Union | 3 | — |
| New Mexico State University Fire & Emergency Svc | Las Cruces | Dona Ana | 3 | Official site |
| La Puebla Fire District of Santa Fe County Fire Department | La Puebla | Santa Fe | 2 | — |
| Organ Volunteer Fire Department | Organ | Dona Ana | 2 | — |
| Ruidoso Downs Fire Department | Ruidoso Downs | Lincoln | 2 | — |
| Cookes Peak Fire District 403 | Deming | Luna | 1 | — |
| Estancia Fire Department | Estancia | Torrance | 1 | — |
| Milan Volunteer Fire Department | Milan | Cibola | 1 | — |
| Santa Rosa Fire Department | Santa Rosa | Guadalupe | 1 | Official site |
| Texico Volunteer Fire Department | Texico | Curry | 1 | — |
| Town of Mesilla Fire Department | Mesilla | Dona Ana | 1 | — |
| Tucumcari Fire Department | Tucumcari | Quay | 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.