Worth County Fire & Rescue

Worth County Fire Rescue serves the city of Sylvester and surrounding Worth County, Georgia, operating out of a headquarters station on E. Willingham Street in Sylvester alongside a countywide network of stations that extend coverage into Bridgeboro, Sumner, and Warwick as well as smaller unmanned rural stations. The department is staffed around the clock, every day of the year, to provide fire and emergency response to the county's mix of in-town and rural areas.

WCFR is organized into three operating shifts (A, B, and C), each led by a battalion chief and lieutenant, with a training officer overseeing readiness and skills development. The department's chief also holds the combined roles of EMS Director and EMA (Emergency Management Agency) Director for the county, reflecting the close integration of fire, EMS, and emergency management functions in a rural Georgia county government.

Beyond suppression and EMS response, the department maintains ties to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and supports the county's broader emergency preparedness efforts, positioning WCFR as a central player in Worth County's public safety operations.

Worth County Fire Rescue hires through Worth County's central Human Resources department rather than a separate fire-department application process; open positions and the county employment application are handled countywide.