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Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department

Yakutat, AK · Yakutat County. Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 18 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.

18
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department pairs modest national personnel with a headcount in line with the Alaska average.

15th pct.
national personnel size
+6%
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.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
32/100
Yakutat 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 D
18 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
18 personnel · 1 station

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yakutat, AK (Yakutat County), with 1 station and 18 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #18,965 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #18,965 of 22,440
  • AK personnel rank #83 of 119
  • 5.56 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 0 other listed departments in Yakutat County

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

18 Top 85% higher than 15% 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 12220 · Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department, AK 18 personnel · 1 station

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

  • PERS-SMALL 18
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-LOWER #18,965
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stanfield Fire Di…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Stanfield Fire District, AZ (+ 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
Yakutat, AK
FDID
12220

Staffing vs the Alaska average

How Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Alaska. In-state it ranks #83 of 119 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #18,965 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 6% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
18
AK departments
286

County roster weight

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department carries 100.0% of Yakutat County HIFLD personnel

Among 1 listed departments (18 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 100% of the county count. County / state rollup.

5.56 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 18 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Stanfield Fire District, AZ (+0 personnel).

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

Nationwide volunteer peers near 18 personnel

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

Stanfield Fire District, AZ 18 Great Falls Fire Department, SC 18 Otis Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18 DE Soto Volunteer Fire Department, WI 18 Montverde Fire Department, FL 18 Madison Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 18 Boswell Volunteer Fire Department, OK 18 Yuma County Fire Protection District / Idalia Volunteer Fire Department, CO 18

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department have?

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department has 18 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 6% above the Alaska average of 17 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #18,965 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within AK, it ranks #83 of 119 by personnel.

Does Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department operate?

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department?

Yakutat Volunteer Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Yakutat 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.

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