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McKinley Volunteer Fire Department

Healy, AK · Denali County. McKinley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

13
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount below the Alaska average.

6th pct.
national personnel size
-24%
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.

F
PlainFireData Composite Score
14/100
McKinley 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 F
13 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
13 personnel · 1 station

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Healy, AK (Denali County), with 1 station and 13 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #21,144 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #21,144 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #95 of 119
  • 7.69 stations per 100 personnel
  • 5 other listed departments in Denali County

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

13 Top 94% higher than 6% 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 32400 · McKinley Volunteer Fire Department, AK 13 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-MICRO 13
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-LOWER #21,144
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mill Creek
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Mill Creek Fire Department, IN (+ 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
Healy, AK
FDID
32400

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How McKinley Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #95 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #21,144 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▼ 24% below the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster geometry

Denali County HIFLD mix around McKinley Volunteer Fire Department

Denali County: 6 departments, 89 personnel (4 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 67% of departments. County / state rollup.

7.69 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 13 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Mill Creek Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Cantwell Volunteer Fire Department
Cantwell · volunteer
All AK departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 13 personnel

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

Mill Creek Fire Department, IN 13 Kenton Fire Department, OH 13 New Lisbon Community Volunteer Fire Department, IN 13 Straughn Volunteer Fire Department, IN 13 Guadalupita Volunteer Fire Department, NM 13 Cobb Hill Volunteer Fire Department, KY 13 Grubbs Volunteer Fire Department, AR 13 Mountville Fire Department, SC 13

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does McKinley Volunteer Fire Department have?

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department has 13 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% below the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #21,144 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #95 of 119 by personnel.

Does McKinley Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

McKinley 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 McKinley Volunteer Fire Department operate?

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is McKinley Volunteer Fire Department?

McKinley Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Denali 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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