Wendover City Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Wendover City Fire Department

Wendover City Fire Department operates as a fire department in Wendover, within Tooele County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as not provided.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Utah has 271 registered fire departments and 5,320 total personnel, averaging roughly 20 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 16,800 fires, 26 fire deaths, and 54% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Wendover City Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $44,295 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.