Fire Safety Merit Badge History

Earned through 20202,675,073

Best year196274,352 earned

All-time popularity#12official, as of 2020#14by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1911. Peak year 1962 with 74,352. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19119 earned#3 of 22

191285 earned#4 of 51

1913202 earned#6 of 56

1914660 earned#3 of 58

1915777 earned#4 of 58

19161,092 earned#3 of 56

19171,735 earned#4 of 58

19182,014 earned#4 of 58

19195,778 earned#1 of 59

19204,431 earned#3 of 59

19217,141 earned#3 of 61

19229,574 earned#2 of 61

19239,631 earned#1 of 63

19249,298 earned#2 of 64

192512,412 earned#1 of 64

192619,330 earned#1 of 65

192725,116 earned#2 of 68

192836,264 earned#1 of 88

192941,200 earned#1 of 89

193040,703 earned#1 of 92

193146,266 earned#1 of 96

193244,994 earned#1 of 98

193344,959 earned#1 of 101

193417,366 earned#10 of 101

193528,751 earned#4 of 101

193622,983 earned#7 of 101

193725,672 earned#5 of 102

193831,164 earned#6 of 105

193932,605 earned#7 of 106

194031,747 earned#7 of 106

194128,658 earned#7 of 106

194227,932 earned#6 of 110

194327,076 earned#7 of 112

194428,850 earned#8 of 111

194527,084 earned#9 of 111

194623,053 earned#8 of 111

194719,283 earned#9 of 111

194818,581 earned#9 of 111

194922,982 earned#8 of 111

195029,571 earned#8 of 111

195134,428 earned#8 of 111

195236,109 earned#7 of 120

195340,900 earned#5 of 105

195452,156 earned#5 of 103

195556,220 earned#5 of 100

195655,936 earned#5 of 100

195753,511 earned#5 of 100

195857,621 earned#5 of 101

195961,911 earned#5 of 101

196072,578 earned#5 of 100

196173,513 earned#5 of 101

196274,352 earned#5 of 101

196371,901 earned#5 of 102

196460,954 earned#7 of 107

196549,147 earned#12 of 109

196638,934 earned#15 of 110

196739,415 earned#15 of 112

196835,599 earned#18 of 112

196932,735 earned#19 of 113

197031,686 earned#19 of 113

197128,184 earned#19 of 113

197224,647 earned#20 of 124

197330,812 earned#20 of 122

197441,526 earned#20 of 121

197539,792 earned#22 of 128

197634,317 earned#23 of 130

197728,231 earned#24 of 130

197823,179 earned#25 of 131

197918,696 earned#29 of 132

198011,855 earned#29 of 132

198118,162 earned#29 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

1988No data available

1989No data available

1990No data available

1991No data available

1992No data available

199314,150 earned#38 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

199612,147 earned#48 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

200012,548 earned#49 of 128

200111,481 earned#49 of 129

200212,801 earned#49 of 129

200313,958 earned#45 of 130

200414,656 earned#45 of 121

200513,261 earned#44 of 121

200613,358 earned#44 of 121

200713,661 earned#42 of 121

200814,055 earned#44 of 121

200917,784 earned#37 of 122

201015,483 earned#39 of 125

201116,886 earned#36 of 129

201214,517 earned#39 of 132

201312,988 earned#33 of 129

201412,395 earned#48 of 136

201512,782 earned#45 of 138

201612,257 earned#47 of 138

201711,746 earned#44 of 139

201811,673 earned#49 of 139

201911,045 earned#49 of 139

20207,918 earned#34 of 137

2021No data available#55 of 137

2022No data available#53 of 138

2023No data available#50 of 138

2024No data available#50 of 138

2025No data available#50 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#50 of 141" means the badge was number 50 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

19119#3 of 22

191285#4 of 51

1913202#6 of 56

1914660#3 of 58

1915777#4 of 58

19161,092#3 of 56

19171,735#4 of 58

19182,014#4 of 58

19195,778#1 of 59

19204,431#3 of 59

19217,141#3 of 61

19229,574#2 of 61

19239,631#1 of 63

19249,298#2 of 64

192512,412#1 of 64

192619,330#1 of 65

192725,116#2 of 68

192836,264#1 of 88

192941,200#1 of 89

193040,703#1 of 92

193146,266#1 of 96

193244,994#1 of 98

193344,959#1 of 101

193417,366#10 of 101

193528,751#4 of 101

193622,983#7 of 101

193725,672#5 of 102

193831,164#6 of 105

193932,605#7 of 106

194031,747#7 of 106

194128,658#7 of 106

194227,932#6 of 110

194327,076#7 of 112

194428,850#8 of 111

194527,084#9 of 111

194623,053#8 of 111

194719,283#9 of 111

194818,581#9 of 111

194922,982#8 of 111

195029,571#8 of 111

195134,428#8 of 111

195236,109#7 of 120

195340,900#5 of 105

195452,156#5 of 103

195556,220#5 of 100

195655,936#5 of 100

195753,511#5 of 100

195857,621#5 of 101

195961,911#5 of 101

196072,578#5 of 100

196173,513#5 of 101

196274,352#5 of 101

196371,901#5 of 102

196460,954#7 of 107

196549,147#12 of 109

196638,934#15 of 110

196739,415#15 of 112

196835,599#18 of 112

196932,735#19 of 113

197031,686#19 of 113

197128,184#19 of 113

197224,647#20 of 124

197330,812#20 of 122

197441,526#20 of 121

197539,792#22 of 128

197634,317#23 of 130

197728,231#24 of 130

197823,179#25 of 131

197918,696#29 of 132

198011,855#29 of 132

198118,162#29 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

199314,150#38 of 123

1994—

1995—

199612,147#48 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

200012,548#49 of 128

200111,481#49 of 129

200212,801#49 of 129

200313,958#45 of 130

200414,656#45 of 121

200513,261#44 of 121

200613,358#44 of 121

200713,661#42 of 121

200814,055#44 of 121

200917,784#37 of 122

201015,483#39 of 125

201116,886#36 of 129

201214,517#39 of 132

201312,988#33 of 129

201412,395#48 of 136

201512,782#45 of 138

201612,257#47 of 138

201711,746#44 of 139

201811,673#49 of 139

201911,045#49 of 139

20207,918#34 of 137

2021—#55 of 137

2022—#53 of 138

2023—#50 of 138

2024—#50 of 138

2025—#50 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

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Fire Safety: workbook data

Printings (27)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	SA #	Notes
x	1995	April	9A	back-9d	3M		33318	730176333182
x	1995	August	9A	back-9d	7M		33318	730176333182
x	1996	September	9A	back-9d	7M		33318	730176333182
x	1997	September	9A	back-9d		1995	33318	730176333182
x	1998		9A	back-9f			33318	730176333182
	1999	not made
x	2000		9A	back-9f			33318	730176333182
x	2001		9A	back-9f			33318	730176333182
x	2002		9A	back-9f			33318	730176333182
x	2003		9A	back-9g			33318	730176333182
x	2004		9B-1	back-9g			33318A	730176333182
x	2005		9B-1	back-9g			33318A	730176333182
x	2006		9B-1	back-9g			33318A	730176333182
x	2007		9B-2	back-9h-2			33318A	730176333182
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35896	730176358963
x	2009		10B	back-1009b1			35827	730176358277
	2010	not made
x	2011		10C-1	back-1010b1			35827	730176358277
x	2011		10C-1	back-1010b1			35827	730176358277			2nd printing
x	2012		10C-2	back-1010b1			616243	730176357065
x	2013		10C-2	back-1013b1			616243	730176357065			01268-AL
x	2014		10C-3	back-1013b1			616243	730176357065			01268-AL
	2015	not made
x	2016		10D-1	back-1016b1			629417	730176359939			01042-AL
x	2017		10D-1	back-1016b1			629417	730176359939			00358-AL
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D-1	back-1019b1			649766	730176350363			358
x	2020		10D-2	back-1019b1			655693	730176351803			358
	2021	not made
x	2022		10D-2	back-1019b1			655693	730176351803			358
x	2023		10D-2	back-1019b1			655693	730176351803			358
x	2024		11A	back-1125		2024	35896	7301766623865	662386	300071700	00358n
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1911	9	3	22
1912	85	4	51
1913	202	6	56
1914	660	3	58
1915	777	4	58
1916	1,092	3	56
1917	1,735	4	58
1918	2,014	4	58
1919	5,778	1	59
1920	4,431	3	59
1921	7,141	3	61
1922	9,574	2	61
1923	9,631	1	63
1924	9,298	2	64
1925	12,412	1	64
1926	19,330	1	65
1927	25,116	2	68
1928	36,264	1	88
1929	41,200	1	89
1930	40,703	1	92
1931	46,266	1	96
1932	44,994	1	98
1933	44,959	1	101
1934	17,366	10	101
1935	28,751	4	101
1936	22,983	7	101
1937	25,672	5	102
1938	31,164	6	105
1939	32,605	7	106
1940	31,747	7	106
1941	28,658	7	106
1942	27,932	6	110
1943	27,076	7	112
1944	28,850	8	111
1945	27,084	9	111
1946	23,053	8	111
1947	19,283	9	111
1948	18,581	9	111
1949	22,982	8	111
1950	29,571	8	111
1951	34,428	8	111
1952	36,109	7	120
1953	40,900	5	105
1954	52,156	5	103
1955	56,220	5	100
1956	55,936	5	100
1957	53,511	5	100
1958	57,621	5	101
1959	61,911	5	101
1960	72,578	5	100
1961	73,513	5	101
1962	74,352	5	101
1963	71,901	5	102
1964	60,954	7	107
1965	49,147	12	109
1966	38,934	15	110
1967	39,415	15	112
1968	35,599	18	112
1969	32,735	19	113
1970	31,686	19	113
1971	28,184	19	113
1972	24,647	20	124
1973	30,812	20	122
1974	41,526	20	121
1975	39,792	22	128
1976	34,317	23	130
1977	28,231	24	130
1978	23,179	25	131
1979	18,696	29	132
1980	11,855	29	132
1981	18,162	29	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	14,150	38	123
1994
1995
1996	12,147	48	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	12,548	49	128
2001	11,481	49	129
2002	12,801	49	129
2003	13,958	45	130
2004	14,656	45	121
2005	13,261	44	121
2006	13,358	44	121
2007	13,661	42	121
2008	14,055	44	121
2009	17,784	37	122
2010	15,483	39	125
2011	16,886	36	129
2012	14,517	39	132
2013	12,988	33	129
2014	12,395	48	136
2015	12,782	45	138
2016	12,257	47	138
2017	11,746	44	139
2018	11,673	49	139
2019	11,045	49	139
2020	7,918	34	137
2021		55	137
2022		53	138
2023		50	138
2024		50	138
2025		50	141