Former Shreveport Fire Chief Suspended From Position in Atlanta
Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Chief Kelvin Cochran, formerly Shreveport’s fire chief, has been suspended after a WSB-TV inquiry about a faith-based book published by the fire chief and distributed to subordinates.
Cochran has been suspended for one month without pay and will be required to complete sensitivity training.
In the book based on Christian values, Cochran identifies himself as Atlanta’s fire chief and says his first priority as chief is to run the department “to cultivate its culture to the glory of God.”
He also has critical views on homosexuality, at one point equating it to bestiality.