MedStar merges with Fort Worth Fire Department, handling EMS for city and 14 more. Dispatch merges aim to cut response times as Fort Worth's population grows.

The fire was declared under control about 10:20 p.m. The Fort Worth Fire Department responds to a six-alarm fire at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of West Rosedale on Monday, June 23, 2025.

FORT WORTH, Texas - The city of Fort Worth has officially taken over the MedStar ambulance service. The city’s fire department will now be responsible for the EMS needs of the city.

Fort Worth Fire Department recover personal belongings from apartment fire The Fort Worth Fire Department is going above and beyond, showing their service does not stop just because a fire is out ...

The Fort Worth Fire Department responded on Friday to a call at a business located at 3800 N. Commerce Street. Heavy smoke was reported in the area. The initial call was made around 3:19 p.m., and ...

The Fort Worth Fire Department responded around 1:30 p.m. Monday to reports of a fire at The Cooper apartment complex on West Rosedale Street.

What we know The Fort Worth Fire Department calls the six-alarm fire at the six-story building ‘historic.’ As 834 residents were displaced, 170 firefighters and 64 fire trucks were dispatched.

The merger comes more than a year after the Fort Worth City Council voted to absorb the company’s EMS services. “The Fort Worth Fire Department is now officially a transport agency.