Department profile

Volunteer

Big Horn County Fire Protection District

Basin, WY · Big Horn County. Big Horn County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

22
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Not reported
EMS service

The verdict

Big Horn County Fire Protection District pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Wyoming average.

31st pct.
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Big Horn County Fire Protection District

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 C
22 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
22 personnel · 1 station

Big Horn County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Basin, WY (Big Horn County), with 1 station and 22 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #15,446 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #15,446 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #73 of 115
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • 6 other listed departments in Big Horn County

Big Horn County Fire Protection District vs. the national personnel distribution

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

22 Top 69% higher than 31% 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 03501 · Big Horn County Fire Protection District, WY 22 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-UNK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-PART

  • PERS-SMALL 22
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-UNK EMS pending
  • RANK-LOWER #15,446
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tawas City
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-PART 3/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tawas City Fire Department, MI (+ 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
Basin, WY
FDID
03501

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Big Horn County Fire Protection District's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #73 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #15,446 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

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

County roster geometry

Big Horn County HIFLD mix around Big Horn County Fire Protection District

Big Horn County: 7 departments, 145 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 57% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 22 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tawas City Fire Department, MI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Greybull Fire Department
Greybull · volunteer
All WY departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 22 personnel

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

Tawas City Fire Department, MI 22 Springfield Volunteer Fire Department, AL 22 Peacham Volunteer Fire Department, VT 22 Indian Valley Rural Fire Department - Indian Valley Station, ID 22 Pleasant Site Fire Protection Authority, AL 22 Stockbridge Area Emergency Services Authority / Stockbridge Fire Department, MI 22 Leslie Fire Department, MI 22 Walnut Lane Volunteer Fire Department, AL 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Big Horn County Fire Protection District have?

Big Horn County Fire Protection District has 22 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #15,446 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #73 of 115 by personnel.

Does Big Horn County Fire Protection District provide EMS services?

EMS capability is not specified for Big Horn County Fire Protection District in the HIFLD database.

How many fire stations does Big Horn County Fire Protection District operate?

Big Horn County Fire Protection District operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Big Horn County Fire Protection District?

Big Horn County Fire Protection District is a Volunteer department serving Big Horn 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.