Twenty-three firefighters with the Charlotte Fire Department have been reinstated after they resigned in mass at a city council meeting on March 21.
The walk-out occurred when firefighters and city leaders had communication issues regarding fire department operations.
City officials originally stated all 23 members would have had to reapply for the job, but after a lengthy discussion Monday night, it was decided that Charlotte’s fire chief could reinstate the whole team at once, WILX reported.
Due to the resignation of the prior chief following the firefighter walk-out, city officials swore in retired Bellevue Fire Chief Mark Jordan as interim chief.
Jordan said, “As newly appointed chief of the Charlotte Fire Department, I recognize that...all of the members are in good standing and there is no reason they cannot respond to calls.”
During Monday’s meeting, both the firefighters and city officials said they would work to keep the lines of communication moving forward.
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