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Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

Unalaska, AK · Aleutians West County. Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 44 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.

44
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount more than double the Alaska average.

Top 23%
national personnel size
+159%
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.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
45/100
Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services

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
22 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
44 personnel · 2 stations

Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Unalaska, AK (Aleutians West County), with 2 stations and 44 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,215 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #5,215 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #28 of 119
  • 4.55 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 4 other listed departments in Aleutians West County

Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services vs. the national personnel distribution

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

44 Top 23% higher than 77% 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 21100 · Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, AK 44 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-SMALL 44
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,215
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ross Valley
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Ross Valley 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
MOSTLY VOLUNTEER
Location
Unalaska, AK
FDID
21100

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #28 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,215 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 159% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster weight

Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services carries 34.1% of Aleutians West County HIFLD personnel

Among 5 listed departments (129 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 40% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.55 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 44 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Ross Valley Fire Department, CA (+0 personnel).

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

Nearby Departments

Saint George Department of Public Safety
Saint George Island · other
Saint Paul Department of Public Safety
Saint Paul Island · volunteer
All AK departments →

Nationwide volunteer peers near 44 personnel

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

Ross Valley Fire Department, CA 44 Eden Volunteer Fire Department, WI 44 Hensonville Hose Company, NY 44 Cumberland Furnace Volunteer Fire Department, TN 44 Anderson Valley Volunteer Fire Department, CA 44 Waveland Fire Department - Gulfside Station, MS 44 Abbs Valley-Boissevain Fire Department, VA 44 Washington Court House Fire and Rescue, OH 44

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services have?

Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services has 44 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 159% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,215 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #28 of 119 by personnel.

Does Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operate?

Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services?

Unalaska Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services is a Volunteer department serving Aleutians West 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.