Miss. volunteer firefighters ‘blindsided’ after learning of dismissal through social media

POTTS CAMP, Miss. — For 51 years, volunteer firefighters have answered the call in Potts Camp, Mississippi, day or night. But on July 9, several longtime volunteers learned their service had come to an abrupt end. The message didn’t come from city officials or a formal letter, but through social media.
The news, posted on Facebook, informed volunteers they must stop serving immediately and turn in all city equipment.
“I was blindsided, like how could something like this happen to people who serve the community no matter what,” one firefighter told WREG.
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In a post of their own, Potts Camp Fire Department addressed the situation directly: “We are stepping away not because we want to, but because we are being pushed out by political games, backroom decisions, and personal agendas.”