Walker County is hiring nine new firefighters, one of just three fire departments in Georgia to receive the grant money to do so.
Last month, the Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Walker County Emergency Services a $697,000 grant to pay the salaries and benefits of nine new full-time firefighters.
“Getting one is kind of rare,” Chief Randy Camp said. “It’s almost like the fire department hitting the lotto.”
The department is accepting applications for the slots.
Anyone interested in joining the Fire Department should visit its headquarters at 107 Alex Drive in Chickamauga. In particular, Camp is looking for military veterans. As a condition of the grant, the federal government will fund an extra third year of a firefighter’s salary if he or she is a veteran.