Ask Fort Worth’s retiring Fire Chief Rudy Jackson about the fires he’s fought during his career and he’ll tell you there are too many stories to tell.
Or, ask him about how he’s achieved such a low turnover rate among firefighters since he’s been chief and he’ll tell you he credits the good people he has working for him.
Ask him about why he became a firefighter and he’ll tell you it was a calling. “I wanted to play sports,” he said.
But as humble as Jackson is, he’s proud to tell you his greatest accomplishment in his 11-year tenure as chief is that he’s never lost a firefighter in the line of duty. It was his job, Jackson said, to make sure everyone went home at the end of their shift.