All 23 volunteer firefighters with the Charlotte Fire Department resigned at Monday night’s City Council meeting.
The firefighters said the decision comes as the culmination of a long period of frustration with the city’s oversight of the department, that included second-guessing some department procedures.
The firefighters said councilors had made inflammatory comments about the volunteer force, discredited the department’s work, and pushed out the newly-appointed fire chief.
The city still has the full-time arm of the department and will rely on neighboring departments for coverage.
