Hoquiam Fire Department

What This Data Tells You About Hoquiam Fire Department

Hoquiam Fire Department operates as a Career (Paid) department in Hoquiam, within Grays Harbor County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports 23 total personnel, 2 stations, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Washington has 483 registered fire departments and 17,908 total personnel, averaging roughly 37 staff per department. Hoquiam Fire Department runs 38% below that state average, signalling a leaner crew typical of smaller jurisdictions or heavily volunteer-staffed areas. The state records about 38,900 fires, 68 fire deaths, and 58% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

No FEMA AFG or SAFER grant awards are recorded against this department's FDID in USAspending data, which is common for smaller or volunteer-heavy organizations that lean on state and local funding instead.