{"id":251965,"date":"2025-09-24T20:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/251965\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:59:12","slug":"fort-worth-fire-chief-placed-on-administrative-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/251965\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth fire chief placed on administrative leave"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis was placed on administrative leave Sept. 23, city officials confirmed to the Fort Worth Report.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chief spokesperson Sana Syed said via text message that Davis was placed on paid administrative leave. Assistant Fire Chief Raymond Hill is serving as interim chief. Hill is a 31-year veteran of the department.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to this being a personnel matter, there\u2019s nothing more we can share at this time,\u201d Syed said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Multiple council members declined to comment or did not return requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Council member Chris Nettles said in a phone interview Tuesday night that the council was informed of Davis\u2019 leave but was not provided a reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Davis has served as chief since 2018, leading a department of 1,600 employees and 45 fire stations, according to the city\u2019s website. He earns an annual salary of about $250,000, according to city records.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Davis recently led the department into the launch of its in-house ambulance services<\/a>. The July launch saw the city take over emergency medical services, or EMS, operations from MedStar, its third-party providers since the 1980s.<\/p>\n

The EMS launch went smoothly, city officials have touted, attributing the takeover\u2019s success to Davis\u2019 intentionality in making former MedStar employees feel welcomed in the fire department.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Davis previously oversaw training and education for 1,550 firefighters and paramedics in the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Fire, according to his bio.<\/p>\n

Cecilia Lenzen and Drew Shaw are government accountability reporters for the Fort Worth Report. Contact them at Cecilia.Lenzen@fortworthreport.org<\/a> and drew.shaw@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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