Cheyenne Fire and Rescue

What This Data Tells You About Cheyenne Fire and Rescue

Cheyenne Fire and Rescue operates as a Career (Paid) department in Cheyenne, within Laramie County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 171 total personnel, 5 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Wyoming has 167 registered fire departments and 4,872 total personnel, averaging roughly 29 staff per department. Cheyenne Fire and Rescue runs 490% above that state average, signalling a larger-than-typical crew likely tied to denser population or higher call volume. The state records about 5,500 fires, 10 fire deaths, and 49% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.