Department profile

Volunteer

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department

Coffman Cove, AK · Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County. Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

11
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Alaska average.

3rd pct.
national personnel size
-35%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
9/100
Coffman Cove 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 F
11 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
11 personnel · 1 station

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Coffman Cove, AK (Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County), with 1 station and 11 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,692 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,692 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #105 of 119
  • 9.09 stations per 100 personnel
  • 12 other listed departments in Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

11 Top 97% higher than 3% 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 19709 · Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department, AK 11 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 11
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,692
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairwater
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Fairwater Fire Department, WI (+ 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
Coffman Cove, AK
FDID
19709

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #105 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,692 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 35% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster fringe

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department is 8.3% of Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchikan County roster mass

The county lists 13 departments totaling 132 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 62% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

9.09 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 11 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Fairwater Fire Department, WI (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Craig Volunteer Fire Department
Craig · volunteer
Naukati Volunteer Fire Department
Naukati Bay · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 11 personnel

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

Fairwater Fire Department, WI 11 Northside Fire Department Main Station, SC 11 Leach Community Fire Department Association, OK 11 Gretna Volunteer Fire Department, FL 11 Carselowey Community Fire Department, OK 11 Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, SC 11 Reedy Creek Volunteer Fire Department, SC 11 Norma Alliance Volunteer Fire Company and Ambulance Service, NJ 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department have?

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department has 11 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 35% below the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,692 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #105 of 119 by personnel.

Does Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Coffman Cove 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 Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department?

Coffman Cove Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Prince Of Wales-Outer Ketchikan 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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