Newark Fire Department is a fully volunteer department, with 26 members currently. We ran 1052 calls last year, with 40 Structure fires, 71 Grass fires, 51 Illegal burning fires, 46 Major accidents, 535 Medical calls and then the rest in other call areas. Our district covers 17.3 square miles and we service the Cities of Newark, Aurora and the Wise and Tarrant counties. 

 

Newark Fire Department holds an ISO insurance rating of a 4 - 4Y in our entire district. We are Very proud to have lowered that from a 7-9.  

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The NFD is currently needing day time volunteers to help cover medical and fire calls. We also accept out of district members requiring 4, 8 hour shifts a month plus training. We offer free training with fire school and EMT - Basic schools offered when you qualify. We train 3 times a month in addition to our general business meeting and scheduled shifts. If you or anyone you know are interested in joining our family click Become a Member for more information.