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Mills Volunteer Fire Department

Mills, WY · Natrona County. Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 48 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.

48
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Mills Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Wyoming average.

Top 19%
national personnel size
+66%
vs. Wyoming average
1
station
$177,823
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
50/100
Mills 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 A
48 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration D
27.1% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment F
$3,705 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
48 personnel · 1 station

Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Mills, WY (Natrona County), with 1 station and 48 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,307 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $177,823.

  • National personnel rank #4,307 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #20 of 115
  • 2.08 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 9 other listed departments in Natrona County

Mills Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

48 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 25515 · Mills Volunteer Fire Department, WY 48 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 48
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leicester Volunte…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $178K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Leicester Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+ 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
Mills, WY
FDID
25515

FEMA Grant History

$178K
Cumulative funding (FY2021)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-02112 $177,822.85

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

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Mills Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #20 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,307 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 66% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster fringe

Mills Volunteer Fire Department is 8.5% of Natrona County roster mass

The county lists 11 departments totaling 562 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 82% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

2.08 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 48 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Leicester Volunteer Fire Department, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bar Nunn Volunteer Fire Department
Bar Nunn · volunteer
Casper Mountain Fire Department
Casper · volunteer
Evansville Fire Department
Evansville · volunteer
Natrona County Fire District
Evansville · other
Natrona County Fire District
Casper · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 48 personnel

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

Leicester Volunteer Fire Department, NY 48 Copenhagen Fire Department, NY 48 Turner Volunteer Fire Company, MT 48 Auburn Fire Department, MA 48 Pass Christian Fire Department, MS 48 Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department, NY 48 Meadowmere Park Fire Department, NY 48 Madeira and Indian Hill Joint Fire District - Indian Hill Station, OH 48

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Mills Volunteer Fire Department have?

Mills Volunteer Fire Department has 48 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 66% above the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,307 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #20 of 115 by personnel.

Does Mills Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Mills Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Mills Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Mills Volunteer Fire Department?

Mills Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Natrona County, WY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Mills Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Mills Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $177,822.85 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Wyoming?

Wyoming has 167 fire departments with 4,872 total personnel. 49% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Verify with USFA/FEMA →

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