MEMBERS TO BE SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS; EXCEPTION OF CHIEF; APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND OFFICERS IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY.
Fort Worth City Code § 13-25
in effect§ 13-25 MEMBERS TO BE SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS; EXCEPTION OF CHIEF; APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND OFFICERS IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY.
The members of the fire department, other than the fire chief and the appointees provided for in § 13-24 and § 13-24.1, shall be selected in accordance with Tex. Local Government Code Chapter 143, as amended and in accordance with such rules and regulations as the civil service commission may prescribe; provided that, in case of an emergency, the city manager or the fire chief may appoint additional firefighters and officers for temporary service, who will not be considered as regular employees of the department. Each member of the fire department shall be issued a warrant of appointment as a commission, according to the rules and regulations of the city and state law and shall, before entering into service, subscribe to an oath of office.
(1964 Code, § 15A-3) (Ord. 8649, § 1, passed 9-28-1982; Ord. 27829-06-2025, § 2, 6-24-2025, eff. 6-28-2025)
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-17643Fetched: 10/26/2026