Department profile

Volunteer

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department

Akutan, AK · Aleutians East County. Akutan Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alaska average.

Top 32%
national personnel size
+112%
vs. Alaska 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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
78/100
Akutan 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 B
36 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
Not an EMS-capable department (USFA registry)
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
36 personnel · 1 station

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Akutan, AK (Aleutians East County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,189 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,189 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #37 of 119
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Aleutians East County

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 32% higher than 68% 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 21103 · Akutan Volunteer Fire Department, AK 36 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-N · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,189
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harlem Township D…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Harlem Township Division of Fire, OH (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every AK department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Akutan, AK
FDID
21103

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Akutan Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #37 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,189 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster weight

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department carries 37.1% of Aleutians East County HIFLD personnel

Among 6 listed departments (97 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 83% of the county count. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Harlem Township Division of Fire, OH (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

Nearby Departments

Nelson Lagoon Fire and Rescue
Nelson Lagoon · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Harlem Township Division of Fire, OH 36 Tri-County Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 36 Alpha Volunteer Fire Company, NJ 36 Wrentham Fire Department, MA 36 Sissonville Millertown Pocatalico and Guthrie Volunteer Fire Department - Huston Station, WV 36 North Fond Du Lac Fire Department / North Fond Du Lac Emergency Medical Services, WI 36 Brandon Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 Baugo Township Fire Department, IN 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Akutan Volunteer Fire Department have?

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,189 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #37 of 119 by personnel.

Does Akutan Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department is not listed as providing EMS in the HIFLD record. Contact local emergency services to confirm which agency covers medical calls.

How many fire stations does Akutan Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Akutan Volunteer Fire Department?

Akutan Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Aleutians East County, AK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Alaska?

Alaska has 286 fire departments with 4,811 total personnel. 38% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.