Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Kenai Fire Department

Kenai, AK · Kenai Peninsula County. Kenai Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 16 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.

16
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Kenai Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alaska average.

12th pct.
national personnel size
-6%
vs. Alaska average
2
stations
$994,909
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

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
46/100
Kenai 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
8 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 A
$62,182 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
16 personnel · 2 stations

Kenai Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kenai, AK (Kenai Peninsula County), with 2 stations and 16 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #19,645 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $994,909.

  • National personnel rank #19,645 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #85 of 119
  • 12.50 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 19 other listed departments in Kenai Peninsula County

Kenai Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

16 Top 88% higher than 12% 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 26100 · Kenai Fire Department, AK 16 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 16
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #19,645
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Huntland Volunteer
  • FEMA-MID $995K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Huntland Volunteer 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
Kenai, AK
FDID
26100

FEMA Grant History

$995K
Cumulative funding (FY2018)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00456 $994,909

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Kenai Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #85 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #19,645 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 6% below the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster fringe

Kenai Fire Department is 4.1% of Kenai Peninsula County roster mass

The county lists 21 departments totaling 395 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 95% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

12.50 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 16 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Huntland Volunteer Fire Department, TN (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Bear Creek Fire Department
Seward · volunteer
Central Emergency Services
Kasilof · other
Central Emergency Services
Soldotna · volunteer
Central Emergency Services
Soldotna · volunteer
Cooper Landing Emergency Services
Cooper Landing · volunteer
Homer Volunteer Fire Department
Homer · volunteer
All AK departments →

Nationwide career peers near 16 personnel

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

Huntland Volunteer Fire Department, TN 16 Grady County Fire Department - Farwell Station, OK 16 Grady County Fire Department - Friend Station, OK 16 Chalfant Valley Fire Department, CA 16 City of Milton Fire Department 23, FL 16 Fort Myers Shores Fire Department, FL 16 Sandpoint Fire Department, ID 16 Veterans Administration Fire Department - Canandaigua, NY 16

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kenai Fire Department have?

Kenai Fire Department has 16 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% below the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #19,645 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #85 of 119 by personnel.

Does Kenai Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Kenai Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Kenai Fire Department operate?

Kenai Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kenai Fire Department?

Kenai Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Kenai Peninsula County, AK. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Kenai Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Kenai Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $994,909 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

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.