Firefighter Insurance and Everything You Need to Know About It Insurance by Steffy Alen - November 9, 20220 Firefighting is a noble and essential profession, and our firefighters are indeed American heroes. According to an estimate by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), there were around 1,041,200 firefighters in the United States (including volunteer firefighters). Each year, this number is growing as many want to join this noble