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Fort Worth announces 90‑day pilot to shift EMS single‑role staffing to 24‑hour model to address attrition and coverage gaps
Summary
Interim Fire Chief Raymond Hill told the committee the 24/48 trial aims to increase ALS coverage from 35 to 45 stations, reduce forced overtime and improve surge capacity amid a reported 16% attrition rate and 89 vacancies; Council members raised questions about station accommodations, mixed‑gender sleeping, procurement of beds and legal liabilities.
Interim Fire Chief Raymond Hill briefed the Public Sector Committee on a proposed schedule change for single‑role EMS providers from 12‑hour shifts to a 24‑hour (24/48) model, citing workforce pressures and operational shortfalls.
Hill said the department currently falls short of Fitch recommendations (360 on staff against a recommended 449) and reported 89 current vacancies with 55 separations since last April and an attrition rate of about 16%. The department plans a 90‑day pilot beginning Saturday to move EMS single‑role staffing to a 24/48 pattern; Hill said surveys show strong support for the change among providers and…
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