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WHAT WE DO: CORE SERVICES

The Fire Department protects the Southlake community through fire suppression,
emergency medical services, fire prevention, public education, and disaster response.
Operating from three stations, the department maintains elite accreditation and response
standards that place it among the top fire agencies in Texas. City Department Overview

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01 Fire Suppression 02 Emergency Medical Services

Responds to structure fires, vehicle fires, wildland fires, Provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) emergency medical
technical rescues, and hazardous materials incidents. care on every fire apparatus, allowing paramedics to begin
Firefighters complete hundreds of annual training hours, far treatment immediately upon arrival. The department
exceeding the state’s continuing education requirements, to consistently delivers high-quality pre-hospital care,
maintain the skills, certifications, and operational readiness maintaining strong response times, exceeding national
needed to protect the community. cardiac arrest survival benchmarks, and earning the
American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold
Plus Award for four consecutive years.

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03 Fire Prevention 04 Public Education & Outreach
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Reduces community risk through fire inspections, building Promotes community safety through fire and life safety
plan review, fire investigations, code enforcement, and education, emergency preparedness, school programs, CPR
targeted prevention initiatives. These proactive efforts and Stop-the-Bleed training, and public outreach. These
help identify hazards, improve fire safety, and prevent programs help reduce risk, strengthen preparedness, and
emergencies before they occur. Manages the fire build community resilience.
investigation program and coordinates with the State
Fire Marshal’s Office. Fire prevention camera equipment
upgrades are planned for FY 2027.

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05 Disaster Response & Incident 06 Regional Response
Management
Leads the City’s emergency management program by Partners with the Northeast Fire Department Association
preparing for, coordinating, and supporting responses to (NEFDA) and regional agencies to provide specialized
natural disasters, severe weather, public health emergencies, emergency response capabilities, including hazardous
and other major incidents. Responsibilities include materials response, bomb squad, swiftwater rescue,
emergency planning, training and exercises, Emergency technical rescue, tactical EMS, and urban search and rescue.
Operations Center (EOC) management, continuity of Through regional mutual aid agreements, these partnerships
operations planning, regional coordination, and disaster provide access to specialized resources that would
recovery to help the City remain resilient before, during, and otherwise be cost-prohibitive while ensuring comprehensive
after emergencies. emergency response capabilities.

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