The Marion Fire Department currently employs 28 career personnel, 21 paid-on-call firefighters, and one part-time administrative assistant.

Full-time staff is broken down as follows:

• Fire Chief
• Assistant Fire Chief in charge of Operations
• Assistant fire Chief in charge of the Fire Prevention Bureau
• Captain (Shift Commander) in charge of Training Division
• Captain (Shift Commander) in charge of Medical Division
• Captain (Shift Commander) in charge of Maintenance Division
• Captain (Day Position) in the Fire Prevention Bureau
• 3 shift Lieutenants
• 18 shift firefighters

If no one is off duty, there will be a lieutenant and two firefighters at Station 1 (600 8^th Avenue) and the Shift Commander (captain) and three firefighters at Station 2 (3933 Katz Drive).  Minimum staffing is 6 personnel on duty.

Career and volunteer all carry pagers and will respond to large-scale events like structure fires, explosions, and other events that the on-duty staff would be unable to handle by themselves.

Information is also available on Ambulance Operations, Medical Care Skill Levels and MFD Response.