FORT WORTH, Texas — A newly-released separation agreement details how former Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis will leave the department and why Davis was placed on leave in the first place.

Davis, who has served as Fort Worth's top firefighter since October 2018, will step down from the position effective Oct. 31 . His departure comes after the City of Fort Worth placed him on leave on Sept. 22 .

According to the separation agreement, "an investigation into a personnel matter" prompted that leave of absence. The separation agreement noted only that a law firm conducted the probe and that it had concluded.

The City will also pay Davis $99,000 to part ways, per the agreement.

On Friday, Oct. 24, the Fort Worth Professional Firefighters, also known as the Local 440, a union representin

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