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San Benito County
San Benito County is located in the central
coast region, 100 miles southeast of San Francisco, 40 east of
Monterey and 300 miles north of Los Angeles . Contiguous counties
include Fresno , Merced , Monterey , Santa Clara , and Santa Cruz
. Land area is 1,396 square miles. Terrain varies from flat valley
floor, to hilly rangeland to 5,450 foot peaks. At an elevation
of 229 feet, the City of Hollister lies on the juncture of two
major earthquake faults considered to have a high potential for
surface rupture. Consequently, Hollister is the county seat of
one of the most seismically active counties in the United States.
The north and northwest
segments of the county comprise almost all the urban areas, leaving
the southern portion of the county primarily rural. Major surface
transportation routes bisecting the county include Highways 101,
129, 156 and 25. The current population of San Benito County is
approximately 57,000 inclusively. The county has two incorporated
cities, Hollister 36,000 population and San Juan Bautista 1,646
population. The transient population is substantial, but seasonal
in nature, corresponding to the harvest season of various agricultural
products grown in the county.
The county’s economy is primarily agricultural
in nature, interspersed with some light manufacturing and four
munitions manufacturers. The population primarily works in the
neighboring counties.
In the 2005
EMS Plan Update, the California EMS Authority designated the County
as an Exclusive Operating Area without the use of a competitive
bid process. This was done by using the grandfather provision
of Health & Safety Code §1797.224 and to acknowledge
that San Benito has continued using, in the same manner and scope
without interruption of services, existing Emergency Ambulance
Service Providers since January 1, 1981.
Click Here to visit the San Benito County EMS Website>
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