Jazmine Carter is one of Vicksburg’s newest firefighters with the Vicksburg Fire Department. Her first official day of training began Dec. 2, 2020. The 26-year-old Vicksburg...
The September 11th terrorist attack left our country in shambles, but that event left Matthew Barnes with a sense of urgency to serve his county. “I...
Back in 1990, a close friend talked Carl Carson into joining the Vicksburg Fire Department. Thirty years later, Carson is still at the department and loving...
It was fixed in Donnie Heggins’ DNA to be in law enforcement. The Vicksburg native has been around law enforcement officers for as long as he...
For 30 years and counting, Samuel K. Winchester has been a public servant. In 1990, prior to a career in law enforcement, Winchester enlisted in the...
You wake up and smell smoke. You quickly walk through the house but can’t find the source, so you grab the kids and call 911. After...
With 27 years in law enforcement, Jeff Merritt comes from a long line of law enforcement officers. “I had family that worked in Wildlife and Fishery...
Lee Griffin started his career with the Vicksburg Fire Department in 1974 shortly after a butane tank explosion in Vicksburg. Griffin’s friend, Jimmy Gibbs, convinced him...
For 25 years, Sam Brocato has provided fire and rescue services for residents of Vicksburg with the Vicksburg Fire Department. “I knew coming into this job...
From an early age, Elwin Johnson, Jr. has been taught to always help those in need. “Without family there’s no me, Johnson said. “Family is my...
