Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department

Fairbanks, AK · Fairbanks North Star County. Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department is a Career (Paid) department, 1 station and 26 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount well above the Alaska average.

44th pct.
national personnel size
+53%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police 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 C
26 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
26 personnel · 1 station

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fairbanks, AK (Fairbanks North Star County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,545 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,545 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #55 of 119
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Fairbanks North Star County

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

26 Top 56% higher than 44% 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 31200 · Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department, AK 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,545
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gruetli Laager
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Gruetli Laager Fire Department, TN (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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
CAREER
Location
Fairbanks, AK
FDID
31200

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #55 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,545 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 53% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster fringe

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department is 5.6% of Fairbanks North Star County roster mass

The county lists 19 departments totaling 462 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 100% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Gruetli Laager Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

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Fairbanks Fire Department
Fairbanks · career
North Pole Fire Department
North Pole · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 26 personnel

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

Gruetli Laager Fire Department, TN 26 North Tahoe Fire Protection District, CA 26 North College Hill Fire Department, OH 26 Placer County Fire Department, CA 26 Evendale Fire Department, OH 26 Russellville Fire and Rescue, AL 26 Deming Fire Department, NM 26 Avon Park Fire Department, FL 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department have?

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 53% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,545 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #55 of 119 by personnel.

Does Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department operate?

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department?

Fairbanks International Airport Fire and Police Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fairbanks North Star County, AK. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

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.