The Crime Prevention/Fire Control District was approved by Lewisville voters in November 2011. In addition, voters approved an eighth-cent sales tax for Crime Control and an eighth-cent sales tax for Fire Prevention. Those sales taxes took effect in April 2012. In May 2016, voters approved the extension of the Fire Prevention District for an additional 20 years via a referendum election. Money raised through those sales tax is restricted by law to certain uses related to their stated purposes.

View an educational piece distributed in advance of the 2011 election.

By ordinance, the managing board for each district is the Lewisville City Council. For information on the boards, including meeting agendas and minutes, click on the navigation links at left.

Link to the Fire/Crime Control and Prevention and Emergency Medical Services District Board

Crime Prevention District

The Crime Prevention portion of the district exists to support all costs of crime control and crime prevention programs including costs for personnel, administration, expansion, enhancement and capital expenditures. The Crime Prevention District currently funds the following:

Ongoing Costs for the following positions:

• 10 Patrol Officers
• 3 Code Enforcement Officers
• 5 Detention Officers and 1 supervisor
• 2 Street Crimes Detectives and 1 Sergeant
• 1 Public Safety Technical Support position
• 2 Property and Evidence Technicians
• 1 Public Safety Systems Administrator
• 1 Narcotics Detective

Crime Prevention funds are also used to purchase items needed to fulfill the mission of the Police Department.

Fire Control District

The Fire Control portion of the district exists to support all costs of fire control, prevention and emergency services including costs for personnel, administration, expansion, enhancement and capital expenditures. The Fire Control District currently funds the following:

• A fifth ambulance assigned to Fire Station 6, 2120 Midway Road in 2012.
• 9 Firefighter/Paramedics to staff the ambulance at Fire Station
• 6 1 IT System Support Specialist to support Fire and EMS systems
• .34 of an Emergency Management Specialist

The city’s second Truck company was placed into service in January of 2019 with ten of the firefighter positions being funded from the Fire Control District budget. Currently, all ten of the positions are filled.

Fire station 8 was opened in 2019 to compliment service to the eastern edge of Lewisville. Fuel powered saws used for various fire ground and all hazard assignments were replaced with battery powered saws to enhance the City of Lewisville’s sustainability initiative.

A new drone was purchased to enhance service provided by the Lewisville Police and Fire Department UAS operations. Both departments share resources to provide UAS support for various public safety operations.

Field Incident Technician was added as part of a three phased implementation of a second battalion chief for fire department operations.

The City of Lewisville partnered with Highland Village and the Town of Flower Mound to build a new state of the art training facility. The new facility will incorporate propane fueled props making the new facility more environmentally friendly while providing realistic training environments for the member departments.

Lewisville Fire Department partnered with the Lewisville Police Department to provide mental health resources and outreach. The program is staffed by both departments in conjunction with support from Denton County MHMR.