Department profile

Volunteer

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1

Palmer, AK · Matanuska-Susitna County. Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

24
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Alaska average.

36th pct.
national personnel size
+41%
vs. Alaska average
2
stations

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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
10/100
Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1

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 F
12 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
24 personnel · 2 stations

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 is a Volunteer department serving Palmer, AK (Matanuska-Susitna County), with 2 stations and 24 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #14,277 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #14,277 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #62 of 119
  • 8.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Matanuska-Susitna County

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 vs. the national personnel distribution

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

24 Top 64% higher than 36% 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 25300 · Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1, AK 24 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 24
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #14,277
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sheridan Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+ 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
VOLUNTEER
Location
Palmer, AK
FDID
25300

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #62 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #14,277 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster fringe

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 is 7.3% of Matanuska-Susitna County roster mass

The county lists 17 departments totaling 331 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 35% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

8.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 24 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department, MT (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 24 personnel

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

Sheridan Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24 Abie Volunteer Fire Department, NE 24 Pauls Valley Fire Department, OK 24 Fountain Lake Fire Department, AR 24 Ipswich Volunteer Fire Department, SD 24 Valier Volunteer Fire Department, MT 24 White River-Hazleton Volunteer Fire Department, IN 24 Princeton Fire Territory Fire, IN 24

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 have?

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 has 24 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #14,277 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #62 of 119 by personnel.

Does Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 provide EMS services?

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 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 Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 operate?

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1?

Butte Volunteer Fire and Rescue 2-1 is a Volunteer department serving Matanuska-Susitna 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.

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