Lake Worth Fire Department

The Lake Worth Fire Department (LWFD) provides emergency and non-emergency services to Lake Worth, the Town of Lakeside, and portions of unincorporated Tarrant County. Services include fire suppression, emergency medical first response, fire prevention, inspections, plan review, hazardous-materials response, and public education.^{[1] [5]}

Current recruitment material describes an ISO Class 1-rated, Texas-accredited, all-hazards department with 24 full-time-equivalent positions. The City’s department page separately identifies 21 career firefighters plus command, inspection, and emergency-management positions. Each operating shift is organized around one captain, one lieutenant, two driver/engineers, and three firefighters. ^{[1] [3]}

The department recorded 2,789 calls for service during 2025. Its Fire Chief position is currently listed as vacant; John Sanders is the Assistant Chief and Fire Marshal. The department’s non-emergency number is 817-237-1224, while emergencies should always be reported through 911. ^{[4] [1]}

Lake Worth provides fire and EMS service to the Town of Lakeside and is a contracted provider for Tarrant County Emergency Services District No. 1. The ESD partnership extends fire protection and emergency medical response into assigned areas of unincorporated Tarrant County. ^{[1] [6]}

Fort Worth Fire Alarm provides dispatch and communications support. Additional fire, rescue, water-supply, and specialty resources may be requested through the regional mutual-aid network according to incident needs and resource availability. ^[13]

• Town of Lakeside
• Tarrant County ESD No. 1 provider network
• Fort Worth Fire Alarm / Fire & EMS
• Northwest Tarrant County fire departments

1. City of Lake Worth — Fire Department — official mission, service communities, organizational staffing, shift composition, leadership status, contact information, and current station address.
2. City of Lake Worth — Department History — formation of the 1948 Fire Brigade and official recognition in 1955.
3. City of Lake Worth Fire Chief Recruitment Profile — City-commissioned 2026 profile documenting ISO Class 1, Texas accreditation, 24 FTEs, operating budget, city population, daytime population, and geographic context.
4. City Council Packet — February 17, 2026 — Lake Worth Fire Department 2025 annual report and 2,789 calls-for-service total.
5. City of Lake Worth — Emergency Medical Services — BLS/ALS medical first-response services and regional EMS partnerships.
6. City of Lake Worth — Tarrant County ESD No. 1 — contracted fire and EMS service in unincorporated Tarrant County.
7. City of Lake Worth — Fire Hiring & Recruitment — double-company engine/truck deployment model and firefighter qualifications.
8. City of Lake Worth — Adopted Budget FY 2025–2026 — City financial and capital-project context, including the replacement fire station.
9. Imperial Construction — Lake Worth Fire Station No. 10 — station size, four-bay design, emergency operations center, and facility features.
10. Firefighting Wiki — Lake Worth Fire Department apparatus roster — independent current, reserve, and retired apparatus specifications and the reported November 5, 2025 station opening date.
11. City Council records concerning regional fire dispatch and the 107-foot aerial purchase .
12. RadioReference — NTIRN Lake Worth talkgroups — public Layer 2 fire talkgroup 7412 and Fort Worth Fire Alarm dispatch notation.
13. City of Lake Worth — FY 2023–2024 Audit — regional fire-dispatch partnership with the City of Fort Worth and fire-station capital-project history.

Last reviewed July 31, 2026. Public pages may change after this review. Detailed fleet specifications from independent apparatus sources should be confirmed with the department before being treated as an official inventory.