FIRE DEPARTMENT

Lake Worth Fire Department

Location: Lake Worth, TX
County: Tarrant
Established: 1948

Hiring recorded

Hiring & Recruitment (retrieved 2026-09-03): applications are welcome throughout the year. Minimum: TCFP Basic Firefighter, TDSHS and/or NREMT EMT-Basic or higher, Class B license within 6 months of employment. Step pay plan $64,600 - $81,740 plus FLSA overtime; lateral entry up to Step 3; 48/96 schedule. Those dollars stay in this hiring note; they are not bound as startingPay.

Hiring status checked Sep 3, 2026. Deadlines change without notice; confirm on the official page.

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21
Sworn personnel: 1
Stations

About the department

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City of Lake Worth Fire Department, not Tarrant County ESD #1. Serves Lake Worth, the Town of Lakeside, and portions of unincorporated Tarrant County. Staffed by a Fire Chief (vacant on 2026-09-03), Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal John Sanders, Fire Inspector, Emergency Management Coordinator, and 21 professional career firefighters. Each shift: 1 Fire Captain, 1 Fire Lieutenant, 2 Driver/Engineers, and 3 Firefighters. Mailing 3805 Adam Grubb, Lake Worth, TX 76135. Physical 6620 Charbonneau Road. Phone 817-237-1211 Ext. 401 on the vacant Chief block. History: Fire Brigade formed early 1948; officially recognized as a fire department in 1955. The history page still quotes Fire Chief Ryan Arthur. Hiring page still says "New Fire Station Coming 2025!" on 2026-09-03. The old /page/city_fire_dept path is 404.

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Official site: https://www.lakeworthtx.org/816/Hiring-Recruitment

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