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FIRE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT AT A GLANCE
OUR MISSION: The Southlake Fire Department is dedicated to providing world-class service.
FIRE & EMS EMERGENCY
SERVICES MANAGEMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT City Department Overview
FIRE PREVENTION PUBLIC EDUCATION
72.0 $16,152,900* 28.1% ISO Class 1
FTE General Fund Budget of the total General Fund Fire Protection Rating
*Additional operational funding provided by the Public Safety Equipment Replacement Fund.
THE SOUTHLAKE STANDARD
Southlake deliberately sets service standards above baseline expectations. The standards below
illustrate where the Fire Department exceeds typical municipal operations in protection, readiness, and
emergency response.
Service Baseline Expectation Southlake Standard
Area
EMS NFPA: ALS within 8 min; TX requires Every fire apparatus staffed with a paramedic; ALS arrives
Deployment paramedics on ambulances only in approximately 6 minutes on average
Fire Many cities only meet NFPA standards and
Accreditation state requirements; relatively few pursue CFAI Accredited (25 consecutive years) + ISO Class 1; one
of only 8 fire departments in Texas with both
& ISO 1 independent accreditation
Firefighter Hundreds of training hours including live-fire, specialty,
Training Texas requires 20 CE hours annually and regional exercises
Total STEMI response averaging 34.11 minutes; Baylor
STEMI AHA target: door-to-balloon time under 90
Response minutes Grapevine STEMI of the Year Award for treatment within
28 minutes
CPR Save National average approximately 10-12% 15% CPR save rate in FY 2025, exceeding the 12% target
Rate
Fire Hydrant State minimum: 250 gpm 1,000+ gpm citywide, supporting ISO Class 1 rating
Flow
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