The Laurens City Fire Department is a combination of paid and volunteer firefighters. The department is staffed by 14 full-time firefighters and 20 part-time firefighters. Personnel are trained in interior structural firefighting, Confined Spaces Rescue, Haz. Mat., Medical First Responder, fire prevention and trench rescue. The Laurens City Fire Department was formed in 1884 and has a class 1 ISO rating.