Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

City of Hobbs Fire Department

Hobbs, NM · Lea County. City of Hobbs Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 3 stations and 73 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.

73
Total personnel
3
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

City of Hobbs Fire Department pairs top-10% national personnel with a headcount more than double the New Mexico average.

Top 8%
national personnel size
+421%
vs. New Mexico average
3
stations
$715,344
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
47/100
City of Hobbs 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
24.3 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 C
$9,799 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
73 personnel · 3 stations

City of Hobbs Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hobbs, NM (Lea County), with 3 stations and 73 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #1,747 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $715,344.

  • National personnel rank #1,747 of 22,440
  • NM personnel rank #8 of 197
  • 4.11 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 7 other listed departments in Lea County

City of Hobbs Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

73 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 25013 · City of Hobbs Fire Department, NM 73 personnel · 3 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 73
  • STA-FEW 3 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-TOP #1,747
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carver
  • FEMA-MID $715K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Carver Fire Department, MA (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid 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 NM department.

Department Profile

Type
CAREER
Location
Hobbs, NM
FDID
25013

FEMA Grant History

$715K
Cumulative funding (FY2017)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2017 EMW2015FH00163 $715,344

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

Staffing vs the New Mexico average

How City of Hobbs Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Mexico. In-state it ranks #8 of 197 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #1,747 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 421% above the state average
Stations
3
State fire deaths/yr
32
NM departments
446

County roster weight

City of Hobbs Fire Department carries 39.5% of Lea County HIFLD personnel

Among 10 listed departments (185 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 50% of the county count. County / state rollup.

4.11 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (3 stations / 73 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Carver Fire Department, MA (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

Eunice Fire and Rescue Department
Eunice · volunteer
Knowles Fire Department
Hobbs · volunteer
Lovington Fire Department
Lovington · career
Maljamar Volunteer Fire Department
Maljamar · volunteer
Tatum Volunteer Fire Department
Tatum · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 73 personnel

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

Carver Fire Department, MA 73 Point Pleasant Fire District, NY 73 Needham Fire Department, MA 73 City of Florence Fire Department, SC 73 Titusville Fire and Emergency Services, FL 73 City of Compton Fire Department, CA 73 South Trail Fire and Rescue, FL 73 Woburn Fire Department, MA 73

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does City of Hobbs Fire Department have?

City of Hobbs Fire Department has 73 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 421% above the New Mexico average of 14 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #1,747 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NM, it ranks #8 of 197 by personnel.

Does City of Hobbs Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, City of Hobbs Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does City of Hobbs Fire Department operate?

City of Hobbs Fire Department operates 3 fire stations.

What type of fire department is City of Hobbs Fire Department?

City of Hobbs Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Lea County, NM. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has City of Hobbs Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, City of Hobbs Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $715,344 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2017 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2017.

How many fire departments are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 446 fire departments with 6,225 total personnel. 44% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.