Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue

Cheyenne, WY · Laramie County. Cheyenne Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 5 stations and 171 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.

171
Total personnel
5
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue pairs top-1% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Wyoming average.

Top 1%
national personnel size
+490%
vs. Wyoming average
5
stations

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
75/100
Cheyenne Fire and Rescue

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
34.2 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration B
46.2% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
171 personnel · 5 stations

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Cheyenne, WY (Laramie County), with 5 stations and 171 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #315 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #315 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #3 of 115
  • 2.92 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 2 other listed departments in Laramie County

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

171 Top 1% higher than 99% 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 21307 · Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, WY 171 personnel · 5 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 171
  • STA-FEW 5 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #315
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Erie Fire Departm…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Erie Fire Department Central Station, PA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Cheyenne, WY
FDID
21307

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Cheyenne Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #3 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #315 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 490% above the state average
Stations
5
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster weight

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue carries 30.5% of Laramie County HIFLD personnel

Among 14 listed departments (560 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 14% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.92 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (5 stations / 171 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Erie Fire Department Central Station, PA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide career peers near 171 personnel

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

Erie Fire Department Central Station, PA 171 North Bellmore Fire Department Technical Rescue Team, NY 171 West Babylon Volunteer Fire Department, NY 171 Pillow Fire Company, PA 170 Melbourne Fire Department, FL 172 City of Warren Fire Department, MI 172 Salem Fire Department, OR 170 White Plains Fire Department, NY 170

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Cheyenne Fire and Rescue have?

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue has 171 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 490% above the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #315 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #3 of 115 by personnel.

Does Cheyenne Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Cheyenne Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Cheyenne Fire and Rescue operate?

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue operates 5 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Cheyenne Fire and Rescue?

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Laramie County, WY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.