2022 NAICS national industry in sector 92 Public Administration
922160 Fire Protection
NAICS 922160 is the US industry code for fire protection. It covers government establishments primarily engaged in firefighting and other related fire protection activities.
- Code
- 922160 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Fire Protection
- Part of
- Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities
- SBA small business limit
- No SBA size standard is listed for this code.
- Closest UK SIC
- 84230 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises government establishments primarily engaged in firefighting and other related fire protection activities. Government establishments providing combined fire protection and ambulance or rescue services are classified in this industry.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Forest firefighting are classified in Industry 115310, Support Activities for Forestry.
- Providing combined police and fire protection services are classified in Industry 922120, Police Protection.
- Providing firefighting services as a commercial activity are classified in Industry 561990, All Other Support Services.
- Providing ambulance services without fire protection service are classified in Industry 621910, Ambulance Services.
Activities listed under 922160
The Census index assigns these 7 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Ambulance and fire service combined
- Fire and rescue service
- Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private))
- Fire marshals' offices
- Fire prevention offices, government
- Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private)
- Firefighting services (except forest and private)
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 8423), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.