Municipal fire department · Kentucky · United States

Lexington Fire Department

The Lexington Fire Department (LFD) is the fire and emergency medical services agency for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in Kentucky — the consolidated city-county serving approximately 325,000 residents across 285 square miles, the second-largest population centre in Kentucky and the largest fire department in the state. LFD fields about 575 uniformed members from 24 fire stations and operates an integrated fire-EMS model: every operational firefighter is at least EMT-certified, paramedic units provide advanced life support transport, and the same agency handles fire suppression, ALS emergency medical service, technical rescue, hazardous materials response, and aircraft rescue and firefighting at Blue Grass Airport. The combination of an urban core, suburban subdivisions, and significant agricultural and equine-industry rural areas under one consolidated government creates an unusual rural-urban response mix. Firefighter recruitment is administered by Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Human Resources. The department hires 30-50 fire recruits per year in age range 19-34, with a two-phase hiring process that can take up to 12 months, including the Written Examination and CPAT, followed by interview, medical, polygraph, and background investigation. Successful candidates attend the 28-week LFD Training Academy. Bluewatch refers candidates to the official portal.

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