Municipal fire department · Texas · United States

Garland Fire Department

About GFD

The Garland Fire Department protects the City of Garland — approximately 240,000 residents across roughly 60 square miles in Dallas County, Texas, a key city of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with a substantial manufacturing and warehouse-distribution corridor that creates distinctive commercial and industrial risk. The department fields about 285 uniformed members from 12 fire stations and operates an integrated fire-EMS model: every operational firefighter holds at least EMT certification, paramedic units provide advanced life support ambulance transport, and the same workforce handles fire suppression, ALS emergency medical service, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, and arson investigation. Tornado-belt severe-weather operations are routine. Firefighter recruitment is administered by the City of Garland Human Resources Department under Texas civil service rules. The process typically includes an online application, written examination, the Candidate Physical Ability Test, oral interview, medical and psychological evaluation, polygraph and background investigation. Texas Commission on Fire Protection structural firefighter certification and Department of State Health Services EMT certification are required by hire. Recruits attend a multi-month academy. Bluewatch refers candidates to the City of Garland employment portal for current openings.

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Last updated 20 May 2026