| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Fire Department | Seattle | King | 1,013 | Official site |
| City of Spokane Fire Department | Spokane | Spokane | 331 | Official site |
| Tacoma Fire Department | Tacoma | Pierce | 315 | Official site |
| South Snohomish County Fire and Rescue Regional Fire Authority | Everett | Snohomish | 290 | Official site |
| Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority | Kent | King | 265 | Official site |
| Central Pierce Fire & Rescue | Tacoma | Pierce | 257 | Official site |
| Snohomish County Fire District 7 | Monroe | Snohomish | 250 | Official site |
| Bellevue Fire Department | Bellevue | King | 217 | Official site |
| Vancouver Fire Department | Vancouver | Clark | 178 | Official site |
| Everett Fire Department | Everett | Snohomish | 165 | — |
| Spokane Valley Fire Department | Spokane Valley | Spokane | 162 | Official site |
| Pierce County Fire District Number 3 dba West Pierce Fire & Rescue | University Place | Pierce | 151 | Official site |
| Renton Regional Fire Authority | Renton | King | 143 | Official site |
| South King Fire & Rescue | Federal Way | King | 140 | Official site |
| Redmond Fire Department | Redmond | King | 139 | Official site |
| City of Bellingham Fire Department | Bellingham | Whatcom | 138 | Official site |
| Eastside Fire & Rescue | Issaquah | King | 120 | Official site |
| Lakewood Fire District 2 | Lakewood | Pierce | 115 | Official site |
| Marysville Fire District | Marysville | Snohomish | 110 | Official site |
| Valley Regional Fire Authority | Auburn | King | 109 | Official site |
| East Pierce Fire & Rescue | Bonney Lake | Pierce | 104 | Official site |
| Shoreline Fire Department | Shoreline | King | 100 | Official site |
| Kennewick Fire Department | Kennewick | Benton | 95 | Official site |
| Lacey Fire District # 3 | Lacey | Thurston | 92 | Official site |
| Olympia Fire Department | Olympia | Thurston | 88 | Official site |
| South Kitsap Fire and Rescue | Port Orchard | Kitsap | 82 | Official site |
| Kirkland Fire Department | Kirkland | King | 81 | Official site |
| Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue | Silverdale | Kitsap | 77 | Official site |
| City of Yakima Fire Department | Yakima | Yakima | 77 | — |
| City of Bothell Fire Department | Bothell | King | 68 | Official site |
| Port of Seattle Fire Department | Seattle | King | 66 | Official site |
| Bremerton Fire Department | Bremerton | Kitsap | 62 | Official site |
| Fairchild AFB Fire Protection Flight | Fairchild Afb | Spokane | 62 | — |
| Lake Stevens Fire Department | Lake Stevens | Snohomish | 62 | Official site |
| Tukwila Fire Department | Tukwila | King | 62 | Official site |
| North County Regional Fire Authority | Stanwood | Snohomish | 61 | Official site |
| McChord AFB Fire Department | Mcchord Afb | Pierce | 60 | Official site |
| Pierce County Fire District #21 (Graham Fire & Rescue) | Graham | Pierce | 60 | Official site |
| Pierce County Fire Protection District NO 5 (Gig Harbor) | Gig Harbor | Pierce | 59 | Official site |
| Pasco Fire Department | Pasco | Franklin | 55 | Official site |
| Richland Fire & Emergency Services | Richland | Benton | 55 | Official site |
| Clark County Fire District 6 | Vancouver | Clark | 54 | Official site |
| Camas Fire Department | Camas | Clark | 52 | Official site |
| Mount Vernon Fire Department | Mount Vernon | Skagit | 52 | Official site |
| Woodinville Fire & Rescue | Woodinville | King | 52 | Official site |
| North Whatcom Fire and Rescue | Bellingham | Whatcom | 50 | Official site |
| Clark County Fire & Rescue | Ridgefield | Clark | 48 | Official site |
| Longview Fire Department Station 81 | Longview | Cowlitz | 48 | Official site |
| City of Walla Walla Fire Department | Walla Walla | Walla Walla | 47 | Official site |
| Whatcom County Fire Protection District Number 7 | Ferndale | Whatcom | 46 | Official site |
| Clark County Fire District 3 | Brush Prairie | Clark | 45 | Official site |
| Lynnwood Fire Department | Lynnwood | Snohomish | 45 | Official site |
| Maple Valley Fire & Life Safety | Maple Valley | King | 45 | Official site |
| Spokane County Fire District 9 | Mead | Spokane | 45 | Official site |
| Tumwater Fire Department | Tumwater | Thurston | 44 | Official site |
| King County Fire District #16 - Northshore Fire Department | Kenmore | King | 43 | Official site |
| Poulsbo Fire Department (Kitsap Fire District 18) | Poulsbo | Kitsap | 43 | Official site |
| Edmonds Fire Department | Edmonds | Snohomish | 42 | Official site |
| Monroe Fire-Snohomish County Fire District #3 | Monroe | Snohomish | 42 | — |
| King County Fire Protection District #2 | Burien | King | 41 | Official site |
| Bainbridge Island Fire Department | Bainbridge Island | Kitsap | 40 | Official site |
| Chelan County Fire District 1 | Wenatchee | Chelan | 40 | Official site |
| Clallam County Fire District #3 | Sequim | Clallam | 38 | Official site |
| City of Pullman Fire Department | Pullman | Whitman | 37 | Official site |
| Aberdeen Fire Department | Aberdeen | Grays Harbor | 36 | Official site |
| Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue | Kelso | Cowlitz | 36 | Official site |
| S.E. Thurston Fire Authority | Yelm | Thurston | 34 | Official site |
| Moses Lake Fire Department | Moses Lake | Grant | 31 | — |
| Spokane County Fire District 8 | Valleyford | Spokane | 31 | Official site |
| West Thurston Regional Fire Authority | Olympia | Thurston | 31 | Official site |
| Arlington Fire Department | Arlington | Snohomish | 30 | Official site |
| Camano Island Fire and Rescue | Camano Island | Island | 30 | Official site |
| King County Fire District 40 | Renton | King | 30 | — |
| Mercer Island Fire Department | Mercer Island | King | 30 | Official site |
| Snohomish County Fire Protection District #22 | Arlington | Snohomish | 30 | Official site |
| Jefferson County Fire Protection District No. 1 (aka East Jefferson Fire Rescue) | Port Townsend | Jefferson | 28 | Official site |
| Mukilteo Fire Department | Mukilteo | Snohomish | 28 | — |
| Snohomish County Fire District #4 | Snohomish | Snohomish | 28 | Official site |
| Port Angeles Fire Department | Port Angeles | Clallam | 27 | Official site |
| Mason County Fire District # 5 | Shelton | Mason | 26 | Official site |
| Mountlake Terrace Fire Department | Mountlake Terrace | Snohomish | 26 | — |
| Burlington Fire Department | Burlington | Skagit | 24 | Official site |
| North Highline Fire District | Seattle | King | 24 | Official site |
| South Pierce Fire & Rescue #17 | Eatonville | Pierce | 24 | Official site |
| Pierce County Fire Protection District #16 | Lakebay | Pierce | 23 | Official site |
| Snohomish County Airport Fire Department (Paine Field Fire Department) | Everett | Snohomish | 23 | Official site |
| Anacortes Fire Department | Anacortes | Skagit | 22 | Official site |
| North Kitsap Fire & Rescue | Kingston | Kitsap | 22 | Official site |
| Riverside Fire Authority | Centralia | Lewis | 22 | Official site |
| City of Hoquiam Fire Department | Hoquiam | Grays Harbor | 21 | Official site |
| Ellensburg Fire Department | Ellensburg | Kittitas | 21 | — |
| Mountain View Fire & Rescue | Auburn | King | 21 | Official site |
| North Mason Regional Fire Authority | Belfair | Mason | 20 | Official site |
| Douglas County Fire Protection District 2 | East Wenatchee | Douglas | 19 | Official site |
| Island County Fire District #3 South Whidbey Fire/EMS | Langley | Island | 19 | Official site |
| King County Fire Protection District 26 | Des Moines | King | 19 | — |
| Ocean Shores Fire Department | Ocean Shores | Grays Harbor | 19 | Official site |
| Pacific County Fire District #1 | Ocean Park | Pacific | 19 | Official site |
| King County International Airport Aircraft Rescue Firefighting | Seattle | King | 18 | — |
| Pierce County Fire District 18 | Orting | Pierce | 18 | Official site |
| Chehalis Fire Department | Chehalis | Lewis | 17 | Official site |
| King County Fire District 13 | Vashon | King | 17 | Official site |
| Sumner Fire Department | Sumner | Pierce | 17 | — |
| Benton County Fire District #1 | Kennewick | Benton | 16 | Official site |
| Colville Tribal Emergency Services | Nespelem | Okanogan | 16 | — |
| McLane Black Lake Fire Dept - Thurston County Fire District 9 | Olympia | Thurston | 16 | Official site |
| Benton County Fire Protection District #4 | West Richland | Benton | 15 | Official site |
| Sunnyside Fire Department | Sunnyside | Yakima | 15 | Official site |
| City of DuPont Fire Department | Dupont | Pierce | 14 | — |
| Clark County Fire District No. 11 | Battle Ground | Clark | 14 | Official site |
| McLane Black Lake Fire Dept - Thurston County Fire District 5 | Olympia | Thurston | 14 | Official site |
| Clarkston Fire Department/Rescue One | Clarkston | Asotin | 13 | Official site |
| Jefferson County Fire Protection District #3 (Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue) | Port Ludlow | Jefferson | 13 | Official site |
| Raymond Fire Department | Raymond | Pacific | 13 | — |
| Thurston County Fire Protection District 8 | Olympia | Thurston | 13 | Official site |
| Yakima County Fire Protection District No.5 | Zillah | Yakima | 13 | Official site |
| City of Snoqualmie Fire Department | Snoqualmie | King | 12 | Official site |
| East Olympia Fire District 6 | East Olympia | Thurston | 12 | Official site |
| Grays Harbor Fire Protection District #5/East Grays Harbor Fire and Rescue | Elma | Grays Harbor | 12 | Official site |
| Snohomish County Fire Protection District 17 | Granite Falls | Snohomish | 11 | Official site |
| South Beach Regional Fire Authority | Westport | Grays Harbor | 11 | Official site |
| Airway Heights Fire Department | Airway Heights | Spokane | 10 | Official site |
| Cheney Fire Department | Cheney | Spokane | 10 | Official site |
| City of Sedro-Woolley Fire Department | Sedro Woolley | Skagit | 10 | Official site |
| King County Fire Protection District No. 27 | Fall City | King | 10 | — |
| Oak Harbor Fire Department | Oak Harbor | Island | 10 | Official site |
| Pierce County Fire District 8 | Edgewood | Pierce | 10 | — |
| Spokane County Fire Protection District 10 | Airway Heights | Spokane | 10 | Official site |
| Union Gap Fire Department | Union Gap | Yakima | 10 | Official site |
| Walla Walla County Fire District #4 | Walla Walla | Walla Walla | 10 | Official site |
| King County Fire Protection District 45 | Duvall | King | 9 | Official site |
| San Juan Protection District #2 | Eastsound | San Juan | 9 | Official site |
| Spokane County Fire District Number 4 | Chattaroy | Spokane | 9 | Official site |
| Washougal Fire & Rescue | Washougal | Clark | 9 | — |
| Central Whitbey Island Fire & Rescue | Coupeville | Island | 8 | Official site |
| Chelan County Fire District #3 | Leavenworth | Chelan | 8 | Official site |
| Clallam County Fire District No. 2 | Port Angeles | Clallam | 8 | Official site |
| Cowlitz County Fire District #5 | Kalama | Cowlitz | 8 | Official site |
| King County Fire Protection District 20 | Seattle | King | 8 | — |
| Shelton Fire Department | Shelton | Mason | 8 | Official site |
| Snohomish County Fire Protection District #15 | Tulalip | Snohomish | 8 | — |
| Spokane County Fire District 3 | Cheney | Spokane | 8 | — |
| Stevens Fire District 1 | Loon Lake | Stevens | 8 | Official site |
| Washington State University Fire Services | Pullman | Whitman | 8 | — |
| Whatcom County Fire District 4 | Bellingham | Whatcom | 8 | Official site |
| Chelan County Fire Protection District 7 | Chelan | Chelan | 7 | Official site |
| Columbia County Fire District 3 | Dayton | Columbia | 7 | — |
| Cowlitz County Fire District 6 | Castle Rock | Cowlitz | 7 | Official site |
| Enumclaw Fire Department/ King County Fire District #28/ Rescue 1 | Enumclaw | King | 7 | — |
| Selah Fire Department | Selah | Yakima | 7 | Official site |
| Toppenish City Fire Department | Toppenish | Yakima | 7 | — |
| Benton County Fire Protection District #2 | Benton City | Benton | 6 | Official site |
| City of Montesano Fire Department | Montesano | Grays Harbor | 6 | Official site |
| Grays Harbor Fire District #2 | Aberdeen | Grays Harbor | 6 | Official site |
| McNeil Island Fire Department | Steilacoom | Pierce | 6 | — |
| San Juan Island Fire Department | Friday Harbor | San Juan | 6 | Official site |
| Snohomish County Fire District 5 | Sultan | Snohomish | 6 | Official site |
| Yakima County Fire Protection District 12 | Yakima | Yakima | 6 | Official site |
| Adams County Fire Protection District No. 5 | Othello | Adams | 5 | — |
| City of Quincy Fire Department | Quincy | Grant | 5 | — |
| Eatonville Fire & Rescue | Eatonville | Pierce | 5 | Official site |
| Franklin County Fire Protection District 3 | Pasco | Franklin | 5 | — |
| Grant County Fire District #3 | Quincy | Grant | 5 | — |
| Pend Oreille County Fire District #2 | Cusick | Pend Oreille | 5 | Official site |
| Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 13 | Olympia | Thurston | 5 | Official site |
| Walla Walla Fire District 5 | Burbank | Walla Walla | 5 | — |
| Castle Rock Fire & EMS | Castle Rock | Cowlitz | 4 | Official site |
| East County Fire & Rescue | Camas | Clark | 4 | Official site |
| Jefferson County Fire District #2 -- Quilcene Fire Rescue | Quilcene | Jefferson | 4 | Official site |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District #2 | Ellensburg | Kittitas | 4 | — |
| Lynden Fire Department | Lynden | Whatcom | 4 | Official site |
| Mason County Fire District #6 | Union | Mason | 4 | — |
| Okanogan County Fire District 6 | Winthrop | Okanogan | 4 | Official site |
| Thurston County Fire Protection District #11 | Olympia | Thurston | 4 | — |
| Anderson Island Fire District - Pierce County District #27 | Anderson Island | Pierce | 3 | Official site |
| Colfax Fire Department | Colfax | Whitman | 3 | — |
| College Place Fire Department | College Place | Walla Walla | 3 | Official site |
| Franklin County Fire District #2 | Kahlotus | Grays Harbor | 3 | — |
| Grant County Fire Protection District #5 | Moses Lake | Grant | 3 | — |
| Island County Fire District No. 2 | Oak Harbor | Island | 3 | — |
| Milton Fire Department | Milton | Pierce | 3 | Official site |
| North Olympia Fire Department | Olympia | Thurston | 3 | Official site |
| Pierce County Fire Protection District No. 14 | Puyallup | Pierce | 3 | — |
| San Juan County Fire Protection District # 4 | Lopez Island | San Juan | 3 | Official site |
| Snohomish County Fire District # 19 | Stanwood | Snohomish | 3 | Official site |
| West Benton Regional Fire Authority | Prosser | Benton | 3 | Official site |
| West Mason Fire | Shelton | Mason | 3 | Official site |
| Whatcom County Fire District #1 | Everson | Whatcom | 3 | Official site |
| Woodland Fire Department | Woodland | Cowlitz | 3 | Official site |
| Black Diamond Fire Department | Auburn | King | 2 | Official site |
| City of Buckley Fire Department | Buckley | Pierce | 2 | Official site |
| City of Orting Fire Department | Orting | Pierce | 2 | — |
| Clark County Fire District 13 | Yacolt | Clark | 2 | Official site |
| Ephrata Fire Department | Ephrata | Grant | 2 | Official site |
| Grant County Fire District No. 10 | Royal City | Grant | 2 | — |
| Grant County Fire Protection District #8 | Mattawa | Grant | 2 | — |
| King County Fire District #50 | Skykomish | King | 2 | Official site |
| Klickitat County Fire District #3 | Husum | Klickitat | 2 | Official site |
| Klickitat County Rural 7 Fire and Rescue | Goldendale | Klickitat | 2 | — |
| Lewis County Fire District #3 | Mossyrock | Lewis | 2 | — |
| Mason County Fire District #4 | Shelton | Mason | 2 | — |
| Pierce 23 Fire & Rescue | Elbe | Pierce | 2 | — |
| Pierce County Fire District 13 | Tacoma | Pierce | 2 | — |
| Quinault Nation Fire | Taholah | Grays Harbor | 2 | — |
| Skagit County Fire Protection District #13 | La Conner | Skagit | 2 | — |
| South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue | Newport | Pend Oreille | 2 | Official site |
| Whatcom County Fire District #11 | Lummi Island | Whatcom | 2 | Official site |
| Whatcom County Fire District #14 | Sumas | Whatcom | 2 | Official site |
| Whatcom County Fire District #2 | Bellingham | Whatcom | 2 | — |
| Asotin County Fire Protection District # 1 | Clarkston | Asotin | 1 | — |
| Bald Hills Fire Protection District 17 | Yelm | Thurston | 1 | Official site |
| Benton County Fire District #6 | Paterson | Benton | 1 | — |
| Chelan County Fire District #5 | Manson | Chelan | 1 | Official site |
| City of Connell Fire Department | Connell | Franklin | 1 | Official site |
| Ciyt of Okanogan Fire Department | Okanogan | Okanogan | 1 | — |
| Clallam County Fire Protection District No. 4 | Port Angeles | Clallam | 1 | — |
| Clark County Fire District 10 | Amboy | Clark | 1 | — |
| Cowlitz-Skamania Fire District #7 | Ariel | Cowlitz | 1 | Official site |
| Darrington Fire District 24 | Darrington | Snohomish | 1 | Official site |
| Fairgrounds Fire Facility Board (Station 15-1) | Ridgefield | Clark | 1 | — |
| Grant County Fire Department #4 | Warden | Grant | 1 | — |
| Hatton Fire Department | Hatton | Adams | 1 | — |
| Jefferson County Fire Protection District # 4 | Brinnon | Jefferson | 1 | Official site |
| Kittitas County Fire Protection District 1 | Thorp | Kittitas | 1 | — |
| Lewis City Fire District #6 | Chehalis | Lewis | 1 | — |
| Lewis County Fire Protection District #14 | Randle | Lewis | 1 | Official site |
| Mason County Fire District # 13 | Elma | Mason | 1 | — |
| Mason County Fire Protection District #3 | Grapeview | Mason | 1 | Official site |
| Mason County Fire Protection District 18 | Hoodsport | Mason | 1 | Official site |
| Omak Volunteer Fire Department | Omak | Okanogan | 1 | — |
| Skagit County Fire District #2/ Mc Lean Road Fire Department | Mount Vernon | Skagit | 1 | — |
| Skagit County Fire District #6 | Burlington | Skagit | 1 | Official site |
| Skagit County Fire District 8 | Sedro-Woolley | Skagit | 1 | — |
| Skamania County Fire District #5 | Skamania | Skamania | 1 | — |
| Snohomish County Fire Protection District #28 | Index | Snohomish | 1 | Official site |
| Spokane County Fire District No. 13 (Newman Lake Fire & Rescue) | Newman Lake | Spokane | 1 | Official site |
| Town of Carbonado Fire Department | Carbonado | Pierce | 1 | — |
| Wapato Fire Department | Wapato | Yakima | 1 | — |
| Whatcom County Fire District 5 | Point Roberts | Whatcom | 1 | Official site |
| Yakima County Fire District 6 | Yakima | Yakima | 1 | — |
| Zillah City Fire Department | Zillah | Yakima | 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.