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Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department

Newcastle, WY · Weston County. Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 39 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.

39
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 29%
national personnel size
+34%
vs. Wyoming average
1
station

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.

A
PlainFireData Composite Score
82/100
Newcastle 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
39 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
39 personnel · 1 station

Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Newcastle, WY (Weston County), with 1 station and 39 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #6,562 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #6,562 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #29 of 115
  • 2.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Weston County

Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

39 Top 29% higher than 71% 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 45511 · Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department, WY 39 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-OTHER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 39
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #6,562
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bloomfield
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Bloomfield Fire Department, NM (+ 0 personnel)

Instrument codes from this department’s HIFLD personnel and station counts, staffing type, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer department, FEMA AFG/SAFER book, and field completeness, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WY department.

Department Profile

Type
Location
Newcastle, WY
FDID
45511

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #29 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #6,562 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 34% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster geometry

Weston County HIFLD mix around Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department

Weston County: 5 departments, 159 personnel (3 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 39 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Bloomfield Fire Department, NM (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Osage Fire Department
Osage · volunteer
Upton Volunteer Fire Department
Upton · volunteer
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Nationwide departments near 39 personnel

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

Bloomfield Fire Department, NM 39 Bethany-Santiago Volunteer Fire Department, SC 39 Nichols Rural Fire Department, WI 39 Rome Volunteer Fire Department, OH 39

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department have?

Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department has 39 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 34% above the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #6,562 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #29 of 115 by personnel.

Does Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department?

Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Weston County, WY.

How many fire departments are in Wyoming?

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

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