Fort Worth Fire Department

Firefighters in Fort Worth were called to a fire at an apartment around 6 a.m. Tuesday. At least one firefighter has been injured.

Despite the proposed rate bump, city manager says the average homeowner would see their tax bill decrease because of flat appraisals.

The announcement saddles the city with the task of filling the top fire department role for the second time in less than a year, and comes amid difficult contract negotiations between the city and the Fort Worth Firefighters Union.

Former Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis resigned over disagreements with the firefighters’ union about reviewing the fire department’s safety standards, an attorney representing Davis said.

Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis resigned after being placed on administrative leave for a month, the city announced Friday.

The agreement, filed Aug. 28 in Tarrant County’s 48th District Court, states that The Cooper may not remove or destroy the group’s personal property “unless necessary for the reasonable and necessary structural stabilization, safety remediation or repair work required to preserve and/or restore Building 1.”

In a matter of days, the new life 26-year-old Kierra Hart built for herself in Fort Worth’s Near Southside came crumbling down.

As Fort Worth launched its in-house emergency medical services at midnight July 1, there wasn’t much dramatic fanfare.

Working from his fourth-floor apartment at The Cooper on West Rosedale Street, Harris barely registered the fire alarm when it began blaring about 1:30 p.m.

Last May, Fort Worth City Council members unanimously approved a plan to dissolve the region’s longtime EMS provider, MedStar. The city opted to switch to a fire-based EMS system, housed within its fire department.

The Fort Worth Fire Department said the fire was a "very active scene" Wednesday night and advised people to avoid the area.

Law enforcement officers lined up on St. Louis Avenue near John Peter Smith Hospital late Monday morning to pay their respects to a fallen colleague.