Fire Department Budget  for FY2012-13: $121,322,144

Budgeted positions: 908 Civil Service & 57 Civilian.

Estimated population served: 758,738 (2012 U.S. Census data); 5th largest city in the State of Texas, 16th in the nation.

Square miles covered: 344

ISO Rating: 2 (2/10)

Work week for Operations personnel: Average 56 hours; three rotating shifts of 24 hours on duty / 48 hours off duty.

Facilities: 42 Stations in 6 Battalions 

Frontline Apparatus: 39 Engines, 11 Quints, 4 Trucks, 6 Aircraft Rescue, 15 Brush (4x4) Units, 2 Utility/Light & Air, 3 Water Tankers, 1 Command Unit, 1 HazMat/Rescue Squad, 2 TRT

Reserves Apparatus: 19 Engines, 5 Quints

Responses: Over 82,000 incidents annually, 60% related to Emergency Medical Services.

As a minimum, all civil service personnel are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic. The department operates as a first responder with patient transportation provided by a third party contractor.

Specialized areas include:

• Air Shop (SCBA maintenance and repair)

• Aircraft Rescue Firefighting

• Bureau of Fire Prevention (Inspections / Investigations / Explosive Ordinance Disposal) 

• Communications / Fire Alarm Office

• Dive Team / Swift Water Rescue

• Fire Apparatus and Equipment Services

• Hazardous Materials Squad

• Office of Emergency Management

• Technical Rescue (high angle / confined space / heavy rescue / structural collapse / trench rescue)

• Training Division (Continuing Education / Fire Trainee Academy / Recruitment)

Automatic / Contract / Mutual aid agreements: 13 (Arlington, Benbrook, Blue Mound, Burleson, Denton, Edgecliff Village, Euless, Forest Hill, Haltom City, Hurst, Lockheed Martin, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Westover Hills)

Minimum firefighter requirements: www.fortworthtexas.gov/hr/firerecruitment