Fire protection in Arlington, Texas.
Arlington, Tarrant County. Stadium, entertainment, hospitality. We dispatch from our McKinney HQ for routine work and statewide for any AHJ-driven emergency.
What we do in Arlington
Zion runs full-service fire protection in Arlington — design, installation, inspection-testing-maintenance, monitoring, ERCES/BDA, and code consulting. We respond to Arlington for ITM, system upgrades, specialty hazards, and AHJ-driven emergencies.
Arlington AHJ — verified code adoption
Verified from primary source. For the exact ERCES trigger criteria and plan-review specifics for Arlington, run Building Signal Check. The City of Arlington adopted the 2021 IFC via Ordinance 22-056. As of July 2026, the city's official Fire Prevention page continues to list the 2021 IFC as the adopted edition. Ordinance 26-004 was recently adopted (January 2026, effective February 1, 2026) to amend the Fire Prevention Chapter regarding third-party reporting for fire protection and emergency radio systems, but it did not update the base IFC edition. The city typically follows North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)
- Fire code adopted
- 2021 IFC (effective 2022)
- NFPA 72 edition
- 2019 NFPA 72 (referenced by 2021 IFC)
- NFPA 1225 / ERCES
- Referenced (IFC §510 enforced)
- ERCES / IFC §510
- Amended: All new structures over 50,000 square feet are required to complete ERRC Radio Testing and witnessed signal strength verification before occupancy. Additionally, Ordinance 26-004 (effective February 2026) requires third-party inspection companies to submit inspection and testing records for Emergency Radio Responder Systems to a city-designated reporting vendor.
- Fire marshal
- Arlington Fire Marshal: 817-459-5539
- Code source
- View ordinance →
- Last verified
- July 22, 2026 (primary source)
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Who we work with in Arlington
Property managers, REITs, hotels, restaurants, healthcare facilities, churches, schools, multifamily owners, and general contractors. See Industries for the vertical-specific approach.
Get a quote or book service
Call 855.ZIONFIRE or request a quote online. For after-hours emergencies, the same number reaches dispatch 24/7.