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Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services

Cheney, WA · Spokane County. Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 15 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.

15
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well below the Washington average.

11th pct.
national personnel size
-59%
vs. Washington average
1
station
$1,109,374
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
55/100
Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services

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 D
15 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment A
$73,958 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
15 personnel · 1 station

Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Cheney, WA (Spokane County), with 1 station and 15 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #20,054 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,109,374.

  • National personnel rank #20,054 of 22,440
  • WA personnel rank #113 of 120
  • 6.67 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Spokane County

Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

15 Top 89% higher than 11% 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 32M02 · Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services, WA 15 personnel · 1 station

PERS-MICRO · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MICRO 15
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #20,054
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Canyon City Volun…
  • FEMA-MID $1.1M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Canyon City Volunteer Fire Department, OR (+ 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 WA department.

Department Profile

Type
MAINLY VOLUNTEER PROVIDERS
Location
Cheney, WA
FDID
32M02

FEMA Grant History

$1.1M
Cumulative funding (FY2024)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2024 EMW-2024-FF-00769 $1,109,374.45

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Washington average

How Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Washington. In-state it ranks #113 of 120 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #20,054 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 59% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
68
WA departments
483

County roster fringe

Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services is 1.3% of Spokane County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 1,127 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 79% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.67 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 15 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Canyon City Volunteer Fire Department, OR (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 15 personnel

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

Canyon City Volunteer Fire Department, OR 15 Alta Vista City Fire Department, KS 15 Argonia Fire Department, KS 15 Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15 Barstow Fire Protection District, IL 15 Baxter Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15 Bayside Volunteer Fire Department, TX 15 Bells Fire Department, TX 15

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services have?

Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services has 15 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 59% below the Washington average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #20,054 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WA, it ranks #113 of 120 by personnel.

Does Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services operate?

Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services?

Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Spokane County, WA. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services received federal grants?

Yes, Cheney Fire Department / Cheney Emergency Medical Services has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $1,109,374.45 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2024 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2024.

How many fire departments are in Washington?

Washington has 483 fire departments with 17,908 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.