There is a common belief, but little empirical evidence, that firefighters are uniquely vulnerable to divorce. The present study aimed to examine key demographic and occupational factors related to divorce among firefighters. Online survey data (relationship status, relationship history, demographics, and occupational history) were collected from 163 firefighters in an urban city of the Southern United States. Divorced firefighters were older, in fire service longer, and younger at the age of their first marriage compared to non-divorced firefighters. Firefighters who married before joining fire service were more likely to experience divorce than firefighters who married after joining fire service; however, after controlling for age and age at first marriage, this effect became nonsignificant. Divorce was reported by firefighters at greater rates than the general population, and most divorces occurred after entry into fire service. However, non-occupational factors may better explain this trend.

有一个共同的信念，但很少有经验证据，即消防员特别容易离婚。本研究旨在检查与消防员离婚相关的关键人口统计学和职业因素。在线调查数据（关系状态、关系历史、人口统计和职业历史）是从美国南部城市的 163 名消防员那里收集的。与未离婚的消防员相比，离婚的消防员在他们第一次结婚时年龄更大，在消防队工作的时间更长，而且更年轻。加入消防前结婚的消防员比加入消防后结婚的消防员更容易离婚；然而，在控制了年龄和初婚年龄后，这种影响变得不显着。消防员报告的离婚率高于一般人群，大多数离婚发生在进入消防队之后。然而，非职业因素可能更好地解释这一趋势。