Fire protection in Bedford, Texas.
Bedford, Tarrant County. Mid-cities corridor. Healthcare, retail, corporate. We dispatch from our McKinney HQ for routine work and statewide for any AHJ-driven emergency.
What we do in Bedford
Zion runs full-service fire protection in Bedford — design, installation, inspection-testing-maintenance, monitoring, ERCES/BDA, and code consulting. We respond to Bedford for ITM, system upgrades, specialty hazards, and AHJ-driven emergencies.
Bedford AHJ — verified code adoption
Verified from primary source. For the exact ERCES trigger criteria and plan-review specifics for Bedford, run Building Signal Check. City adopted the 2024 IFC via Ordinance No. 2025-3456 on November 18, 2025. Local amendments (Section 58-99) incorporate North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) regional standards. Joey Lankford serves as the Fire Marshal (Deputy Chief).
- Fire code adopted
- 2024 IFC (effective November 2025)
- NFPA 72 edition
- 2022 NFPA 72 (Referenced by 2024 IFC)
- NFPA 1225 / ERCES
- Referenced (IFC §510 enforced)
- ERCES / IFC §510
- Amended: Section 510.6.2 requires annual inspection tags/stickers (blue for pass, red for fail) to be placed on the ERCES BDA/signal booster by the contractor, with immediate (within 24 hours) Fire Marshal notification for failures.
- Fire marshal
- Bedford Fire Marshal: 817-952-2500
- Code source
- View ordinance →
- Last verified
- July 22, 2026 (primary source)
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Who we work with in Bedford
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.