Department profile

Volunteer

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department

Gakona, AK · Valdez-Cordova County. Gakona Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

30
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount well above the Alaska average.

Top 45%
national personnel size
+76%
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
67/100
Gakona 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
30 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
30 personnel · 1 station

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Gakona, AK (Valdez-Cordova County), with 1 station and 30 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #10,167 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #10,167 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #50 of 119
  • 3.33 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Valdez-Cordova County

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

30 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 24310 · Gakona Volunteer Fire Department, AK 30 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 30
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #10,167
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dalton Volunteer
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Dalton Volunteer 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
Gakona, AK
FDID
24310

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Gakona Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #50 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #10,167 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 76% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster fringe

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department is 9.3% of Valdez-Cordova County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 323 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 33% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

3.33 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 30 roster).

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

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 30 personnel

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

Dalton Volunteer Fire Department, WI 30 Jessup Volunteer Fire Department, MD 30 Manilla Fire Department, IA 30 Drewersburg Volunteer Fire Department, IN 30 Beemer Volunteer Fire Department / Beemer Rescue, NE 30 Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Bench Volunteer Fire Department, MS 30 Dwight Volunteer Fire Department, NE 30

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Gakona Volunteer Fire Department have?

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department has 30 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 76% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #10,167 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #50 of 119 by personnel.

Does Gakona Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Gakona 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 Gakona Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Gakona Volunteer Fire Department?

Gakona Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Valdez-Cordova 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.