| Fire department | City | County | Career firefighters | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Fire Department | Charleston | Kanawha | 171 | Official site |
| City of Huntington Fire Department | Huntington | Cabell | 103 | Official site |
| Wheeling Fire Department | Wheeling | Ohio | 95 | — |
| Morgantown Fire Department | Morgantown | Monongalia | 61 | Official site |
| Parkersburg Fire Department | Parkersburg | Wood | 57 | Official site |
| Camp Dawson Fire Department | Kingwood | Preston | 55 | — |
| Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency | Ranson | Jefferson | 53 | Official site |
| South Charleston Fire Department | South Charleston | Kanawha | 43 | — |
| Beckley Fire Department | Beckley | Raleigh | 42 | — |
| Clarksburg Fire Department | Clarksburg | Harrison | 42 | Official site |
| Fairmont Fire Department | Fairmont | Marion | 41 | Official site |
| Berkeley County Fire Department | Martinsburg | Berkeley | 38 | Official site |
| Martinsburg Fire Department | Martinsburg | Berkeley | 37 | — |
| 167 CES Fire Department | Martinsburg | Berkeley | 30 | — |
| Weirton City Fire Department | Weirton | Hancock | 23 | — |
| Bridgeport Fire Department | Bridgeport | Harrison | 22 | Official site |
| Bluefield Fire Department | Bluefield | Mercer | 20 | — |
| Saint Albans Fire Department | Saint Albans | Kanawha | 19 | Official site |
| Nitro Fire Department | Nitro | Kanawha | 15 | Official site |
| Dunbar Fire Department | Dunbar | Kanawha | 14 | Official site |
| Princeton Fire Department | Princeton | Mercer | 13 | Official site |
| Granville Volunteer Fire Department | Granville | Monongalia | 11 | Official site |
| Kermit Volunteer Fire Department | Kermit | Mingo | 10 | — |
| Elkins Fire Department | Elkins | Randolph | 8 | — |
| Logan Fire Department | Logan | Logan | 8 | — |
| Buckhannon Fire Department | Buckannon | Upshur | 7 | — |
| Shavers Fork Fire Rescue | Snowshoe | Pocahontas | 7 | — |
| Williamson Fire Department | Williamson | Mingo | 7 | Official site |
| Lewisburg Fire Department | Lewisburg | Greenbrier | 5 | Official site |
| Moundsville City Fire Department | Moundsville | Marshall | 5 | — |
| Glen Dale Volunteer Fire Department | Glen Dale | Marshall | 4 | — |
| Grafton Fire Department | Grafton | Taylor | 4 | — |
| Hinton Fire Department | Hinton | Summers | 4 | — |
| Weston Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Weston | Lewis | 4 | — |
| Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Mount Lookout | Nicholas | 4 | Official site |
| Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department | Marlinton | Pocahontas | 2 | Official site |
| Montgomery Fire Department | Montgomery | Fayette | 2 | — |
| Bradley-Prosperity Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | Bradley | Raleigh | 1 | Official site |
| Nutter Fort Fire Department | Clarksburg | Harrison | 1 | Official site |
| Vienna Volunteer Fire Department | Vienna | Wood | 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.