Welcome to the Hollister Fire Department.  It is our pleasure to serve the community and to provide fire and life safety services.  The dedicated personnel of the Hollister Fire Department provide services including public education, fire prevention inspections, new construction plan checking, and arson investigation as well as responding to emergencies.

Our department is an all risk department that responds to emergency medical events, vehicle accidents, hazardous material releases, specialized rescue events, and all types of fires including structures, vehicles, and vegetation.  All personnel in the Hollister Fire Department receive continuous professional training year round to insure our readiness to respond.  The City of Hollister has completed the construction of a second fire station at the corner of Airline Highway and Union Road. 

We look forward to serving the public at this new facility that will improve the service level we can provide.  Included in the new facility is a community meeting room.  We want you to know that we are here to serve you and be a part of the neighborhood community.  Feel free to stop in and meet your firefighters or schedule a tour of our facilities.

                                                 Fred Cheshire, Fire Chief

Fire Department

The Hollister Fire Department currently is a two-house operation. It runs one Engine Company and one Truck Company, from Station 1, located at 110 5th Street.

It is staffed with two (2) Fire Captains, two (2) Fire Apparatus Engineers, and one (1) firefighter. The Fire Chief and an administrative Fire Captain (assigned to prevention) are on duty Monday through Friday. The department also is supported with a compliment of reserve Firefighters (paid call personnel).  

Station 2 located at 1000 Union Road, runs one engine company.   It is staffed with one (1) Fire Captain, one (1) Fire Apparatus Engineer, and one (1) firefighter.

The Hollister Fire Department personnel are required to meet very specific and detailed training requirements, so that the highest qualified persons are providing fire protection services to the Hollister community.

1. A Fire Captain at the Hollister fire department is required to possess certification as a Firefighter I and II, a California Class B drivers license, Driver Operator certification, Emergency Medical Technician-D certification, Fire Officer certification, have a minimum of five (5) years of service, and be signed off in-house for local competencies.
2. A Fire Apparatus Engineer shall have a Firefighter I and II certification, a Class B California drivers license, Driver Operator certification, Emergency Medical Technician –D certification, an in-house sign off of local competencies, and a minimum of two (2) years of service.
3. A Firefighter shall have a Firefighter I and II certification and Emergency Medical Technician –D certification.

The City of Hollister currently hires all Fulltime Firefighters from the PCF's (reserve Firefighter cadre).   Anyone interested in becoming a PCF for the City of Hollister must now obtain a CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test) information regarding the test can be found at www.cpatonline.org.