Lee Arrendale is also home to the United States' first all-female fire department and the state's first inmate fire department,, thanks to the Georgia Department of Corrections' (GDC) Fire Services Division. The GDC operates many fire departments throughout the state, staffed solely by inmates, who are supervised by GDC employees. Such inmates are trained as certified officers but as professional firefighters. The inmate firefighter program provides fire protection to the largely rural communities without local or volunteer fire departments near the prisons, as well as to other locations in Georgia during emergencies. Inmates are trained and certified in accordance with Georgia law and the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council, as with any regular fire department. In 2007, inmate fire squads responded to the wildfires in South Georgia near Waycross, Georgia, in addition to the hundreds of other alarms they received statewide.
Lee Arrendale is also home to the United States' first all-female fire department and the state's first inmate fire department thanks to the Georgia Department of Corrections' (GDC) Fire Services Division The GDC operates many fire departments throughout the state staffed solely by inmates who are supervised by GDC employees Such inmates are trained as certified officers but as professional firefighters The inmate firefighter program provides fire protection to the largely rural communities without local or volunteer fire departments near the prisons as well as to other locations in Georgia during emergencies Inmates are trained and certified in accordance with Georgia law and the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council as with any regular fire department In 2007 inmate fire squads responded to the wildfires in South Georgia near Waycross Georgia in addition to the hundreds of other alarms they received statewide