The City's Recreation Department operates five parks, including numerous ball fields, two swimming pools, picnic facilities, and an 18-hole golf course, providing a wide range of recreational activities for all ages. The City of Frankfort Fire Department is rated a Class 3 by the Insurance Services Officer. Each city is tested on its training, equipment, quality of suppression capability and the area's service district radius from the station before a rating is given. This superb rating means low insurance rates for Frankfort citizens. Four fire stations, equipped with tanker trucks and certified fire fighters, stand ready to serve.
Franklin County has five fire stations, which are also staffed around the clock.
Frankfort Police Department has embarked on a progressive community policing program. With this program, police officers work in geographic areas of the city instead of rotating areas. This enables the officers and people of the community to build a more personalized relationship with each other. Frankfort's public transit system provides a reliable means of transportation to jobs and shopping. Its service throughout the city is scheduled for convenience for its users.