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Story Volunteer Fire Department

Story, WY · Sheridan County. Story Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department, 1 station and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Story Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Wyoming average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-45%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
24/100
Story 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
16 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration D
18.8% of personnel EMS-credentialed (national median 33.3%, among EMS-capable departments)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
16 personnel · 1 station

Story Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Story, WY (Sheridan County), with 1 station and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,838 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #19,838 of 22,440
  • WY personnel rank #92 of 115
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Sheridan County

Story Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 33525 · Story Volunteer Fire Department, WY 16 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-OTHER Uncoded type
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,838
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tok Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Tok Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+ 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
Story, WY
FDID
33525

Staffing vs the Wyoming average

How Story Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Wyoming. In-state it ranks #92 of 115 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,838 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 45% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
10
WY departments
167

County roster fringe

Story Volunteer Fire Department is 8.0% of Sheridan County roster mass

The county lists 9 departments totaling 199 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 44% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Tok Volunteer Fire Department, AK (+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
Sheridan Fire - Rescue
Sheridan · career
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Nationwide departments near 16 personnel

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

Tok Volunteer Fire Department, AK 16 Sandy Branch Volunteer Fire Department, SC 16 Parksville Volunteer Fire Department, SC 16 Town of McCormick Volunteer Fire Department, SC 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Story Volunteer Fire Department have?

Story Volunteer Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 45% below the Wyoming average of 29 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,838 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within WY, it ranks #92 of 115 by personnel.

Does Story Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Story Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Story Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Story Volunteer Fire Department?

Story Volunteer Fire Department is a fire department serving Sheridan County, WY.

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.