Lt. Mike Jones Retires From Cherokee Fire Department

Battalion 3, A-Shift hosted the retirement breakfast for Lt. Jones at Station in Waleska. Over twenty crew members attended the breakfast share stories and memories of working with Lt. Jones.

Cherokee County Fire Chief, Tim Prather, and Assistant Fire Chief, Eddie Robinson, also attended with Chief Prather preparing the biscuits and Chief Robinson preparing the sausage gravy. The station crew prepared the remainder of the meal. After the meal, Chief Prather presented Lt. Jones with his retirement Trumpet after and thanked him for his many years of service.

Lt. Jones came to work for Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services on January 4th, 1999. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2002 and in 2007 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. His official retirement date was March 8th, 2018.

We wish Lt. Mike Jones a happy retirement!

Images via Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services