For the 41st year, Firehouse shares and compares statistics about company and department levels, funding, staffing and pay for the career fire service.
We sincerely understand and appreciate the help of the people in each department that compile the information for this survey.
A total of 230 fire departments took part in this year’s survey, representing 41 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 Canadian provinces. The departments represented in this latest survey protect 80,699,791 people, and they have budgets totaling more than $17 billion. They provide the services with 3,560 engine companies, 1,301 ladder companies, 1,753 ambulances and numerous specialized units. They responded to more than 543,000 fire calls, 3.2 million EMS calls, and almost 4.5 million total calls in 2021.
Part 3 looks at Busiest Chief, Busiest Station, Busiest Ambulance, Busiest Hazmat and Busiest Heavy Rescue companies.
