Every day, about 15 firefighters take unplanned time off from work at the Fort Worth Fire Department. Four firefighters staff each fire company — a single emergency response unit. When one calls out, they’re replaced by another firefighter using overtime. On April 11, Chief Jim Davis announced a staffing directive to cut down on those […]

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Emily Wolf is a local government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. She grew up in Round Rock, Texas, and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in investigative journalism. Reach her at emily.wolf@fortworthreport.org