Low firefighter salaries are causing a shortage of firefighters in the Atlanta Fire Department.
The department is down 200 people and the staffing shortage is getting worse, the department warns.
Atlanta homeowners could pay more for insurance if a firefighter shortage continues.
Fire stations have to double up shifts to keep the stations functioning. Firefighters, meanwhile, are being lured away by neighboring communities that offer better pay.
In some cases, firefighters are even leaving the job for positions with trucking companies that are poaching employees that have commercial drivers licenses.
