Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Sheridan Fire - Rescue

Sheridan, WY · Sheridan County. Sheridan Fire - Rescue is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 57 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.

57
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Sheridan Fire - Rescue pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount well above the Wyoming average.

Top 13%
national personnel size
+97%
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
85/100
Sheridan Fire - Rescue

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
57 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration B
47.4% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
57 personnel · 1 station

Sheridan Fire - Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Sheridan, WY (Sheridan County), with 1 station and 57 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #2,944 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #2,944 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #15 of 115
  • 1.75 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Sheridan County

Sheridan Fire - Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

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

57 Top 13% higher than 87% 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 33319 · Sheridan Fire - Rescue, WY 57 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MID 57
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #2,944
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Deer Park-Silvert…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Deer Park-Silverton Joint Fire District, OH (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Sheridan, WY
FDID
33319

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Sheridan Fire - Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #15 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #2,944 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 97% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster weight

Sheridan Fire - Rescue carries 28.6% of Sheridan County HIFLD personnel

Among 9 listed departments (199 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

1.75 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 57 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Deer Park-Silverton Joint Fire District, OH (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Big Horn Volunteer Fire Department
Big Horn · volunteer
Clearmont Fire District
Clearmont · volunteer
Sheridan County Airport
Sheridan · other
All WY departments →

Nationwide career peers near 57 personnel

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

Deer Park-Silverton Joint Fire District, OH 57 Greenfield Fire Department, IN 57 Marina Fire Department, CA 57 Prairie Township Fire Department, OH 57 Boiling Springs Fire District, SC 57 New Iberia Fire Department, LA 57 Wellesley Fire Department, MA 57 Milton Fire Department, MA 57

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Sheridan Fire - Rescue have?

Sheridan Fire - Rescue has 57 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 97% above the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #2,944 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #15 of 115 by personnel.

Does Sheridan Fire - Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Sheridan Fire - Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Sheridan Fire - Rescue operate?

Sheridan Fire - Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Sheridan Fire - Rescue?

Sheridan Fire - Rescue is a Career (Paid) department serving Sheridan County, WY. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.