All Chatham County volunteer firefighters resign under new county-run department

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – All volunteer firefighters in Chatham County resigned this week amidst what the volunteers said is a shortage of personnel.

The mass resignation comes less than a year after fire services in the county were transferred from a private company to a county-run fire service.

“Because it’s a calling and because we sacrifice so much, it’s like a kick in the gut,” Robert Bateman, one of the firefighters who resigned, said…

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