LaFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF)- Is Walker County about to raise property taxes? This potential was raised during a special called meeting of the Walker County Commission Thursday morning. The Walker County fire department has 72 full-time employees, with 54 full-time 24 hour firefighters. This means despite $1.2 billion more in total digest value showing up on Walker County rolls, taxes levied have remain mostly the same. Walker County fire chief Blake Hodge said, “There’s not a lot of big houses in Walker County.