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The Weatherford Fire Department enjoys a class Three
ISO rating and is ranked in the top five fire departments in the
state. The department is located at 118 N. Kansas, a 10,500 square
foot facility that houses all fire department functions.
The Fire Department is under the direction of David
Wright, who was promoted to Fire Chief in January 2006. The Weatherford
Fire Department offers a full rescue service and has full-time EMT-D's
on duty at all times to handle almost any type of medical emergency.
The department's newest large rescue truck carries the most up to
date rescue tools and basic EMT equipment to protect the injury
and help the sick.
It also carries some of the newest A.E.D. equipment
for any cardiac emergency. This equipment is mainly used in the
city because of the time element involved. The Jaws of Life is also
carried on this unit. There is a small set of Hurst equipment on
the small rescue unit.
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The
Fire prevention program the Fire Department has is considered the
primary reason for the low fire losses in the City of Weatherford.
The firemen of Weatherford Fire Department work very hard at keeping
this program going. They will talk to and tour about 1,200 children
annually. All thirteen fulltime fireman and a lot of the volunteer
firemen work on this program each year. The Fire Chief is very glad
the Firemen of the Weatherford Fire Department work so well together
on such a good program. 
This
American La France 1,500 gallon frontline pumper truck is a 2001
model with the new six man enclosed cab. This truck and two more
frontline pumpers make up the main part of the fire trucks. There
are two brush trucks, two rural structure fire trucks, one 5,000
gallon tanker, two rescue trucks, and three support vehicles. The
City of Weatherford Fire Department has never wanted for equipment.