Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department

Fairbanks, AK · Fairbanks North Star County. Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 3 stations and 75 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.

75
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alaska average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+341%
vs. Alaska average
3
stations
$528,852
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
54/100
Steese Area 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 C
25 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
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
75 personnel · 3 stations

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairbanks, AK (Fairbanks North Star County), with 3 stations and 75 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,698 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $528,852.

  • National personnel rank #1,698 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #11 of 119
  • 4.00 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 12 other listed departments in Fairbanks North Star County

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

75 Top 8% higher than 92% 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 31700 · Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department, AK 75 personnel · 3 stations

PERS-MID · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-MID 75
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,698
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Miami Township
  • FEMA-MID $529K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Miami Township Fire Department, OH (+ 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Fairbanks, AK
FDID
31700

FEMA Grant History

$0
Cumulative funding (FY2013)
0
Awards
Year Award Amount
2013 EMW2012FF00462 $528,852

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

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #11 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,698 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 341% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster geometry

Fairbanks North Star County HIFLD mix around Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department

Fairbanks North Star County: 19 departments, 462 personnel (5 volunteer / 4 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

4.00 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 75 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Miami Township Fire Department, OH (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Chena - Goldstream Fire and Rescue
Fairbanks · volunteer
Ester Volunteer Fire Department
Fairbanks · volunteer
Fairbanks Fire Department
Fairbanks · career
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Nationwide volunteer peers near 75 personnel

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

Miami Township Fire Department, OH 75 Riverside County Fire Department, CA 75 Yorkville Fire Department, NY 75 Great Cacapon Volunteer Fire Department, WV 75 Garden City Fire Department, NY 75 Chinchilla Hose Company, PA 75 Dalton Volunteer Fire Company, PA 75 Mount Morris Fire Department, NY 75

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department have?

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department has 75 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 341% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,698 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #11 of 119 by personnel.

Does Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department?

Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Fairbanks North Star County, AK. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Steese Area Volunteer Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $528,852 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2013 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2013.

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.