Does Houston have enough firefighters to protect its residents?

Flames, floods, and gunfire.

Over the past decade, America's fourth-largest city has been consistently, often painfully, plagued by each.

12 years later, the Firefighters Union tells us Houston FD is fielding just more than 3,600 first responders to contend with nearly 500,000 calls for service - a more than doubling of the emergency workload. "The rate of substance abuse, PTSD and exhaustion, and the absolute worst morale we've seen in the history of the Houston Fire Department is real, right now, today," said Lancton. "We don't have enough firefighters to fill the spots for minimum staffing."Panel discusses the money that is owed to firefighters by the city of Houston.

For local taxpayers who wonder it is feasible for first responders to do more with less, Phillips offered a suggestion.

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