Wyo. Stat. § 15-5-202 (2026)

donations; investment; dual participation prohibited.

     (a) There is created a firemen's pension account for the
purpose of paying the awards, benefits and pensions under the
provisions of this article. The account shall be administered by
the board through the director. The board has full custody and
control of the account with full power over its administration.
The director of the state department of audit or his designee
shall make a biennial audit of the account and the receipts
thereto and disbursements therefrom and report his findings to
the governor and the legislature. The account shall be
administered without liability on the part of the state beyond
the amount of the funds. All expenses of administration shall
be paid from the account.

     (b)   Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 69, § 2.

     (c)   The board is empowered to:

          (i) Receive and credit to the account any and all
gifts, donations and contributions as may be made by individuals
and organizations for the benefit of the account;

          (ii) Invest all account monies not immediately
necessary for disbursements in any of the securities and in any
amounts authorized by W.S. 9-3-408.

     (d) No paid fireman shall participate as a member of the
firemen's pension account established under this article and as
a member of the volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue
pension account established under W.S. 35-9-616 through 35-9-628
if participation is based upon covered service with the same
fire department.

     (e) There is created the Fire A legislative reserve
account. Funds in the account shall only be expended for the
purposes of funding the shortfall in Fire A as identified in the
legislative findings under W.S. 15-5-211. Funds in the account
shall be invested in the same manner as funds in the firemen's
pension account created by W.S. 15-5-202 and all investment
earnings from the Fire A legislative reserve account shall be
credited to the Fire A legislative reserve account. Funds in the
account shall only be expended if funds in the firemen's pension
account are insufficient to provide benefits under this article.
Funds in the Fire A legislative reserve account shall revert to
the general fund once no person remains alive who is entitled to
benefits under this article.