Fulton commissioners held a virtual meeting with the Atlanta City Council's Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee to discuss the possibility of the county using the former jail.
Atlanta public safety panel unanimously approves Rodney Bryant as police chief
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Mayor, police chief address recent violence
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta Police Chief Rodney N. Bryant address the recent violence in the city.
ATLANTA - The City of Atlanta is close to confirming its next permanent police chief.
In a major step on Monday, the Atlanta City Council Public Safety panel approved Rodney Bryant as chief of the Atlanta Police Department. The vote was unanimous.
Bryant, appointed Atlanta s Interim Police Chief in 2020 after former chief Erika Shields resigned during the fallout of the police killing of Rayshard Brooks, is a more than 30-year veteran of the department. He first joined APD in 1988 and served as Interim Chief of the Atlanta City Detention Center prior to his appointment in June 2020.
Atlanta fire chief responds to ongoing equipment issues
The Atlanta fire chief responds after reports critical equipment sits idle at maintenance shop.
Rod Smith explained the bulk of the fire apparatus was purchased around the same time. And those same engines and trucks are not having mechanical issues at the same time.
Firefighters and the vice-chair of the Atlanta City Council Public Safety panel have expressed concerns about the readiness of the fire department to respond to emergencies.
FOX 5 has detailed how nearly one-quarter of the ladder trucks have been sitting idle at the government maintenance shop.
Those are the trucks firefighters rely on to take victims from upper floors of dwellings.