Department profile

Volunteer

Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department

Copper Center, AK · Valdez-Cordova County. Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 32 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

32
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

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

Top 41%
national personnel size
+88%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
25/100
Kenny Lake 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 D
16 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
32 personnel · 2 stations

Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Copper Center, AK (Valdez-Cordova County), with 2 stations and 32 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #9,144 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #9,144 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #43 of 119
  • 6.25 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Valdez-Cordova County

Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

32 Top 41% higher than 59% 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 24410 · Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department, AK 32 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 32
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-MID #9,144
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Albert Lea
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Albert Lea Fire Department, MN (+ 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
Copper Center, AK
FDID
24410

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #43 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #9,144 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 88% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster fringe

Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department is 9.9% 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.

6.25 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 32 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Albert Lea Fire Department, MN (+0 personnel).

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

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 32 personnel

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

Albert Lea Fire Department, MN 32 Schleswig Fire Department, IA 32 Ozark Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 Isabel Volunteer Fire Department, SD 32 Southeast Casey County Volunteer Fire Department, KY 32 Dexter Volunteer Fire and Rescue, IA 32 Byron Volunteer Fire Department, AR 32 New Bremen Fire Department, NY 32

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department have?

Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department has 32 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 88% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #9,144 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #43 of 119 by personnel.

Does Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Kenny Lake 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 Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department?

Kenny Lake 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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