Ketchikan International Airport Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Ketchikan International Airport Fire Department

Ketchikan International Airport Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Ketchikan, within Ketchikan Gateway County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 8 total personnel, 1 station, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as unspecified.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Alaska has 286 registered fire departments and 4,811 total personnel, averaging roughly 17 staff per department. Ketchikan International Airport Fire Department runs 53% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 4,100 fires, 18 fire deaths, and 38% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.