Department profile

Volunteer

Minto Volunteer Fire Department

Minto, AK · Yukon-Koyukuk County. Minto Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

36
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
No
EMS service

The verdict

Minto Volunteer Fire Department pairs above-median national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alaska average.

Top 33%
national personnel size
+112%
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
78/100
Minto 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
36 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
36 personnel · 1 station

Minto Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Minto, AK (Yukon-Koyukuk County), with 1 station and 36 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #7,387 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #7,387 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #38 of 119
  • 2.78 stations per 100 personnel
  • 19 other listed departments in Yukon-Koyukuk County

Minto Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

36 Top 33% higher than 67% 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 34511 · Minto Volunteer Fire Department, AK 36 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 36
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-N No EMS flag
  • RANK-UPPER #7,387
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sacramento County…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Sacramento County Airport System Fire Department, CA (+ 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
Minto, AK
FDID
34511

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Minto Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #38 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #7,387 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 112% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster geometry

Yukon-Koyukuk County HIFLD mix around Minto Volunteer Fire Department

Yukon-Koyukuk County: 20 departments, 257 personnel (10 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 40% of departments. County / state rollup.

2.78 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 36 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Sacramento County Airport System Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Beaver Volunteer Fire Department
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Galena Volunteer Fire Department
Galena · volunteer
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 36 personnel

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

Sacramento County Airport System Fire Department, CA 36 Thompsontown Volunteer Fire Company, PA 36 Madison Fire Rescue, FL 36 Brocket-Lawton Rural Fire Protection District, ND 36 Refton Fire Company, PA 36 Saint Nazianz Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 Whitelaw Volunteer Fire Department, WI 36 Batesburg-Leesville Fire Department, SC 36

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Minto Volunteer Fire Department have?

Minto Volunteer Fire Department has 36 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 112% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #7,387 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #38 of 119 by personnel.

Does Minto Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

Minto 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 Minto Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Minto Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Minto Volunteer Fire Department?

Minto Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yukon-Koyukuk 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.