Some Quick Fire Service Statistics
(The U.S. Fire Administration AND NFPA posts figures about every
two to three years.)

Fire Departments

• Estimated number of fire departments in 2009: 30,165
• There are an estimated 30,165 fire departments in the United States.(2009)
• These fire departments have an estimated 52,050 fire stations,
  68,400 pumpers,
  6,750 aerial apparatus and
  74,250 other suppression vehicles.
• Number of Fire Departments (2009)
  All Fire Departments 30,165
  All Career 2,457
  Mostly Career 1,752
  Mostly Volunteer 5,099
  All Volunteer 20,857
• Estimated number of firefighters in 2009: 1,148,100 (career: 335,950, volunteer: 812,150)
• Firefighters by age group:
  16-19 (3%),
  20-29 (21%),
  30-39 (28%),
  40-49 (26%),
  50-59 (16%),
  60 and over (6%) *
• Seventy-three percent of career firefighters are in communities that protect a population of 25,000 or more.
• Ninety-five percent of the volunteers are in departments that protect a population of less than 25,000 and more than 50% are located in small, rural departments that protect a population of less than 2,500.
• Total Fire Loss (2009) 1,348,500
  All Fires Deaths 3,010
  Injuries 17,050
  Direct Dollar Loss In Millions $12,531
  
  (Source: U.S. Fire Administration.)
  http://www.nfpa.org
  

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