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Prairie Center Fire Department

Jay Em, WY · Goshen County. Prairie Center Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

28
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Prairie Center Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Wyoming average.

48th pct.
national personnel size
-3%
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
62/100
Prairie Center 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 B
28 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
28 personnel · 1 station

Prairie Center Fire Department is a fire department serving Jay Em, WY (Goshen County), with 1 station and 28 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #11,721 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #11,721 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #48 of 115
  • 3.57 stations per 100 personnel
  • 8 other listed departments in Goshen County

Prairie Center Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

28 Top 52% higher than 48% 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 15521 · Prairie Center Fire Department, WY 28 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 28
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #11,721
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairlawn Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fairlawn Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 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
Jay Em, WY
FDID
15521

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Prairie Center Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #48 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #11,721 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 3% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster geometry

Goshen County HIFLD mix around Prairie Center Fire Department

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

3.57 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 28 roster).

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

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

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Veteran Volunteer Fire Department
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Nationwide departments near 28 personnel

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

Fairlawn Volunteer Fire Department, VA 28 Idaho City Volunteer Fire Department, ID 28 Cosby Volunteer Fire Department, TN 28 Hadley Fire Department, MA 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Prairie Center Fire Department have?

Prairie Center Fire Department has 28 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 3% below the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #11,721 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #48 of 115 by personnel.

Does Prairie Center Fire Department provide EMS services?

Prairie Center Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Prairie Center Fire Department operate?

Prairie Center Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Prairie Center Fire Department?

Prairie Center Fire Department is a fire department serving Goshen 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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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.