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Alpine Fire Department

Etna, WY · Lincoln County. Alpine Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Alpine Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount above the Wyoming average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Wyoming average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
69/100
Alpine Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity B
36 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration C
36.1% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
36 personnel · 1 station

Alpine Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Etna, WY (Lincoln County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,194 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,194 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #32 of 115
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 5 other listed departments in Lincoln County

Alpine Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

36 Top 32% higher than 68% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 23503 · Alpine Fire Department, WY 36 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #7,194
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Whitman
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Whitman Fire Department, MA (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Etna, WY
FDID
23503

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Alpine Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #32 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,194 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster geometry

Lincoln County HIFLD mix around Alpine Fire Department

Lincoln County: 6 departments, 149 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 33% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Whitman Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Afton Volunteer Fire Department
Afton · volunteer
Kemmerer Fire Department
Kemmerer · volunteer
All WY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every WY department.

Whitman Fire Department, MA 36 Edgmont Township Fire Company, PA 36 Millersport Fire Department, OH 36 Wilcox Volunteer Fire Department, PA 36 Berlin Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 Perry Volunteer Fire Department, IA 36 Harlem Township Division of Fire, OH 36 Akutan Volunteer Fire Department, AK 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Alpine Fire Department have?

Alpine Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,194 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #32 of 115 by personnel.

Does Alpine Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Alpine Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Alpine Fire Department operate?

Alpine Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Alpine Fire Department?

Alpine Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lincoln County, WY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Wyoming?

Wyoming has 167 fire departments with 4,872 total personnel. 49% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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