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Fremont County Fire Protection District provides emergency services to 6,000 of Fremont County’s 10,000 square miles. The District was formed in 1993 and brought together twelve rural and small town fire departments into one organization. Fire Departments from the communities of Lysite, Lander Rural (providing response from 2 stations on the South and North West entrances of Lander), Missouri Valley, Kinnear, Crowheart, Pavillion, Midvale (with a second station in the Lost Wells Butte subdivision), Atlantic City, Hudson, North Portal, Fort Washakie, and Shoshoni all came together to form the District. At the time the District was organized Battalion 1 was established to respond from the Riverton area to provide services to the District’s patrons on lands immediately surrounding the Riverton Fire Protection District.
The "Heart" of the District lies with its Volunteers, who make up the District’s emergency service providers. The District maintains a roster of approximately 197 Fire Fighters. These dedicated Volunteers provide the District patrons with an invaluable service. The commitment and dedication of these remarkable public servants, makes life in rural Fremont County possible for many District’s patrons.
A Fire Fighter with the District Volunteers to join! That is when the real work begins. A new member with the District is required to obtain their Wyoming Fire Fighter I certification (which includes training in Hazardous Materials, Incident Command, Basic First Aid, and CPR), training in Wildland Firefighting, a Wyoming Class B drivers license. New Volunteers have to meet Battalion training, business meeting, and fire call attendance requirements within their first 18 months of joining.
Fremont County Fire Protection District Volunteers are committed to providing the best emergency response services available to the patrons and visitors of the District. There pride, dedication, and commitment is obvious through the time and energy that they invest into their training and attendance to calls for assistance.
The District is operated by an Administrative Board consisting of three Commissioners, who are elected by the patrons living within the District’s boundaries. They serve four-year terms. The Commissioners hire the District Fire Chief who oversees the daily operations of the District. The District employees a part-time Deputy Chief , a full time Deputy Chief/Trainer, a full time Firewise Coordinator to oversee the Wildland Urban Interface (Firewise) Grant, an Office Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Shop Supervisor, 2 Mechanics and a part time Shop Assistant.
This website is dedicated to the Volunteers of the District who provide essential services to the residents and visitors of Fremont County; a tradition that is founded in pride, dedication, and commitment to providing emergency services to their friends, neighbors and communities.
During the 2011 calendar year Fremont County Fire Protection District’s 203 Volunteer Fire Fighters responded to 771 Battalion pages for a total of 460 combined incidents during the year. We responded to 36 structure fires, 88 Wildland fires, 90 vehicle fires and accidents, 93 Rescue/EMS calls, 47 other types of incidents. There were 106 calls where our Volunteers responded and were either turned back, or were not needed when they arrived. This means 106 times our Volunteers responded in full force, just to make sure that everyone was safe from harm’s way. Our Volunteers spent 4,347 hours responding to incidents, 5,661 hours in trainings, 3,217 hours in meetings and 1,736 hours doing community service, public education and other activities that were Fire Department related. For a total of 14,961 hours dedicated to the communities we serve during the calendar year of 2011.
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Mission Statement
The Fremont County Fire District is dedicated to providing the highest quality of fire, emergency and other community related services to the residents and visitors of the District.
District Stats January 1 through March 31, 2012:
| Battalion pages: |
118 |
| Structure Fires: |
9 |
| Wildland Fires: |
23 |
| Vehicle Fires and Accidents: |
28 |
| Cancelled or false alarms: |
26 |
| Rescue/EMS |
19 |
| Other |
13 |
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News and Events
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- Volunteers who use natural gas to heat your home: It is time to make your Choice Gas Supplier selection. If you would like to use the fixed rate per therm that the Fire District is able to lock in, please call headquarters today and talk to Mary or Cindy. Call District Headquarters 857-3030.
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