Coatesville Fire Chief Kevin Johnson will not be stepping down, but that's all he would say about the situation.

City Manager Harry Walker called the chief's momentary impulse to leave a "knee jerk reaction" related to some unspecified frustrations.

“I’m not going to discuss my frustrations in the Daily Local News,” the chief said (in Wednesday's story). “I discussed them with the people I needed to discuss them with.”

The chief submitted his resignation letter to city officials two weeks ago. At a City

Council meeting the same night, Johnson would not confirm he would be stepping down, even as other city officials said they had received copies of Johnson’s letter.

...On Tuesday, Johnson continued to be elusive.

Asked again about his resignation letter, Johnson replied, “That doesn’t mean nothing. It’s a piece of paper. Is it signed?”