Report

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports an approximate 1.1 million firefighters in the US today with 30k fire departments. 27% firefighters work full-time career and 73% volunteer. 2010 Statistics revealed 1.3 million fires, $11.6 billion loss, fires account for 5% of 28.2 million calls for fire department assistance, 8% false reports, and 66% calls for EMS aid.

Ralston Fire and Rescue Department Annual Call Volume Report

Months	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
January	41	57	67	60	70	71
February	35	46	55	66	52	68
March	42	50	62	72	76	63
April	40	39	65	48	41	66
May	51	54	70	47	64	49
June	52	56	74	58	46	61
July	52	67	96	77	65	69
August	36	60	76	60	73
September	51	65	59	64	60
October	44	63	55	54	42
November	54	60	52	57	63
December	63	47	69	58	57
Total Calls	561	664	800	726	709	447

The NFPA reports an average of 100 US firefighters killed in the line of duty each year (+100 non-emergency deaths); 25% of all are due to heart attack and strokes; 40% deaths in vehicle collisions were not wearing seat belts (vehicles = 12% of all deaths).