CBS 11 News
FORT WORTH, Texas — When you call 911 you expect crews to respond within minutes. But if you have an emergency in parts of south Fort Worth, it could take up to 15 minutes for first responders to get to you.
CBS 11’s I-Team Investigator Mireya Villarreal uncovered that this is something city leaders have known about for years.
More and more people have and are moving to south Fort Worth, but no new fire stations have been built there. A map of the area shows, south of Interstate-20 and west of Interstate-35W, there is just one fire station serving the entire area. Despite trying their hardest to respond quickly to emergencies, traffic and infrastructure issues often delay crews from serving the area.
Full story: Population Boom Leaves Area Of North Texas In Need Of Fire Station