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Hobbs Fire Department presents 2024 annual report; reports over 10,500 calls and improved response times
Summary
Fire Chief Mark Deporto told the Hobbs City Commission the department handled about 10,562 emergency calls in 2024, including 2,086 fire responses and 8,476 EMS responses, recorded a dispatch-to-en-route average of 1 minute 18 seconds and first-arrival time of 4 minutes 11 seconds, and logged 17,869 training hours.
The Hobbs Fire Department reported Tuesday that its personnel responded to just over 10,500 calls in 2024 and have increased training and staffing efforts while moving forward on a planned training facility.
Fire Chief Mark Deporto told the Hobbs City Commission the department’s total responses for the year included 2,086 fire responses and 8,476 emergency medical responses — for a combined total “just above 10,500 calls.” Chief Deporto said structure fires that required extinguishment numbered 57 and the department estimated total property loss related to fire at $2,117,786 and vehicle loss at about $257,000, bringing a reported total loss figure to approximately $2.3 million.
Chief Deporto highlighted operational capacity and training. The…
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