SWCFD#1 was created in December of 1995. Our department has a roster of 30 highly motivated Firefighters who freely donate their time and accept a degree of personal risk in order to protect lives and property; these volunteers provide a vital service to this district. Our Firefighters complete over 4200 hours of training per year and complete an average of 6450 man hours of work on fire calls per year. SWCFD#1 is comprised of dedicated firefighters who have a strong commitment to the community and people we serve.

The SWCFD#1 is funded solely with local property taxes which generate an average annual operating budget of $970,000 per year. In just a few years we have grown into one of the finest combination Fire Departments in the state of Wyoming with 4 full-time and 26 Volunteer Firefighters, 1 main headquarters fire station, 8 pieces of equipment and an average of 250 responses per year.

SWCFD#1 is located in the high desert mountains of Sweetwater County in southern Wyoming. The boundaries of our District are approximately 2,000 square miles with an average population of 5,000 residents. Within our response area we have oil-gas facilities, the largest coal fired power plant west of the Mississippi River, coal mines, chemical facilities, over 50 miles of interstate 80, 60 miles of Union Pacific mainline railroad and many remote ranches and subdivisions.

The Firefighters of SWCFD#1 our proud to serve the residents of our district and the surrounding communities and will continue to strive to provide the highest quality and professional service to the people who reside and work within our district.