Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Hollister Fire Department

Hollister, CA · San Benito County. Hollister Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 52 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.

52
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Hollister Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the California average.

Top 16%
national personnel size
+41%
vs. California average
2
stations
$4,646,747
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.

B
PlainFireData Composite Score
75/100
Hollister 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
26 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 A
$89,361 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
52 personnel · 2 stations

Hollister Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Hollister, CA (San Benito County), with 2 stations and 52 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #3,590 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $4,646,747.

  • National personnel rank #3,590 of 22,440
  • CA personnel rank #185 of 721
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 1 other listed department in San Benito County

Hollister Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

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

52 Top 16% higher than 84% 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 35010 · Hollister Fire Department, CA 52 personnel · 2 stations

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

  • PERS-MID 52
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #3,590
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Bloomfield-H…
  • FEMA-MID $4.6M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: East Bloomfield-Holcomb Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+ 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 CA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY PAID
Location
Hollister, CA
FDID
35010

FEMA Grant History

$4.6M
Cumulative funding (FY2014–2018)
4
Awards
Year Award Amount
2018 EMW-2018-FR-00391 $667,281
2017 EMW-2017-FH-00391 $1,512,548.5
2014 EMW2013FH00526 $2,199,420
2014 EMW2013FR00350 $267,497

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

Staffing vs the California average

How Hollister Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in California. In-state it ranks #185 of 721 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #3,590 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 41% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
346
CA departments
1,309

County roster weight

Hollister Fire Department carries 100.0% of San Benito County HIFLD personnel

Among 3 listed departments (52 personnel), this FDID is the plurality weight, while volunteer departments are 33% of the county count. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 52 roster).

Photo-finish peer: East Bloomfield-Holcomb Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

San Juan Bautista Volunteer Fire Department
San Juan Bautista · volunteer
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Nationwide career peers near 52 personnel

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

East Bloomfield-Holcomb Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, NY 52 Moscow Volunteer Fire and Hose Company, PA 52 Shortsville Fire Department, NY 52 Circleville Fire Department, NY 52 Caldwell Fire and Rescue, ID 52 Gardner Fire Department, MA 52 City of Saratoga Springs Fire Department, NY 52 Opelousas Fire Department - Central Station, LA 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Hollister Fire Department have?

Hollister Fire Department has 52 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 41% above the California average of 37 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #3,590 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within CA, it ranks #185 of 721 by personnel.

Does Hollister Fire Department provide EMS services?

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

How many fire stations does Hollister Fire Department operate?

Hollister Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Hollister Fire Department?

Hollister Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving San Benito County, CA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Hollister Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Hollister Fire Department has received 4 FEMA grants totaling $4,646,746.5 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2014–2018 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2018.

How many fire departments are in California?

California has 1,309 fire departments with 48,526 total personnel. 40% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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