Volunteers comprise 71% of all firefighters in the United States

Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians across the country meet national and/or state training standards.

Outside of cities, most firefighting is done by volunteers. There are over 90,000 volunteer firefighters in the State.

The majority of fire departments in the United States are volunteer. Of the total 30,165 fire departments in the country, 20,857 are all volunteer; 5,099 are mostly volunteer; 1,752 are mostly career; and 2,457 are all career.

Services contributed by volunteer firefighters save localities across the country an estimated $128 billion per year.