Department profile

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Lingle Volunteer Fire Department

Lingle, WY · Goshen County. Lingle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 31 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.

31
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Lingle Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wyoming average.

Top 43%
national personnel size
+7%
vs. Wyoming average
2
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
23/100
Lingle Volunteer 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 D
15.5 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
31 personnel · 2 stations

Lingle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Lingle, WY (Goshen County), with 2 stations and 31 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,622 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,622 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #42 of 115
  • 6.45 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 8 other listed departments in Goshen County

Lingle Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

31 Top 43% higher than 57% 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 15511 · Lingle Volunteer Fire Department, WY 31 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 31
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #9,622
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hiwassee Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Hiwassee Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Lingle, WY
FDID
15511

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Lingle Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #42 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,622 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 7% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster geometry

Goshen County HIFLD mix around Lingle Volunteer Fire Department

Goshen County: 11 departments, 224 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 73% of departments. County / state rollup.

6.45 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 31 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Hiwassee Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 31 personnel

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

Hiwassee Volunteer Fire Department, VA 31 Queen Volunteer Fire Department, NM 31 California City Fire Department, CA 31 Moorehead Fire Department, MN 31 Madison Fire Department, NJ 31 Lomira Fire Department, WI 31 Chester Township-New Burlington Fire and Rescue, OH 31 Collinstown-Claudville-Drypond-Five Forks Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, VA 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Lingle Volunteer Fire Department have?

Lingle Volunteer Fire Department has 31 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 7% above the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,622 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #42 of 115 by personnel.

Does Lingle Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Lingle Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Lingle Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Lingle Volunteer Fire Department?

Lingle Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Goshen 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.