The department said on its Facebook page Friday morning that it was investigating the claims. About an hour later, the department said it had "terminated Kurtis Cook as a volunteer firefighter permanently and has trespassed him from all Mabank Fire Department property."

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Waymo autonomous vehicles operate across 65 square miles inside I-285 and have been involved in six incidents with Atlanta Public School buses since May. Waymo issued a recall because of their cars briefly stopping or slowing down before continuing forward while a bus was stopped and flashing its lights. (Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools)

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