FIRE DEPARTMENT

Highly trained and dedicated fire fighter/EMT’s ready to protect your community.
Brandon, Mississippi

Our Mission

The Brandon Fire Department is dedicated to the protection of life and property by providing reliable, professional service of exceptional quality in fire prevention, firefighting and rescue, arson investigation and Emergency Medical Services.

This is based on a foundation of courage, excellence, discipline, compassion, integrity and teamwork.

We are committed to constant improvement through innovation and facilitating an ongoing public awareness program and education of the importance of fire safety and prevention.

Fire Safety Tips ⟶
Residential Burning ⟶
CENTRAL STATION

629 Marquette Rd
Brandon, MS 39042
601-824-4636

Brian Roberts, Fire Chief
broberts@brandonms.org
601-824-4636

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For Emergencies

ISO Class 4

A “Mississippi Class Fire Rating” refers to a system used by the Mississippi State Rating Bureau (MSRB) to classify the fire protection capabilities of a municipality or legal district, with a rating scale from 1 (best) to 10 (worst), where a lower number indicates a better fire protection system, taking factors like fire department strength, water supply, and emergency communication into account; essentially, it signifies how well equipped a community is to combat fires based on their fire protection infrastructure.

About The Brandon Fire Department

The City of Brandon Fire Department officially became a municipal fire department on May 1, 1998.  Prior to that time, we had two volunteer fire departments protecting the city, Brandon Volunteer Fire Department and Crossgates Volunteer Fire Department. Since 1998, we have grown to six (6) fire stations spread across the city which are fully operational 24 hours a day, 365 days of a year, staffed with 42 full time certified firefighters and officers, of which all are Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s), Included in that number are six Nationally Registered paramedics, two Advanced EMT’s and one nurse.  The department is divided between three 24-hour shifts commanded by a battalion chief for each shift.
Station 2 – Brandon Fire Department
STATION 2

Grants Ferry
6577 Grants Ferry Rd
Brandon, MS 39042

Station 3 – Brandon Fire Department
STATION 3

Shiloh
147 Kennedy Farm Pkwy
Brandon, MS 39042

Station 4 – Brandon Fire Department
STATION 4

Star Road
1058 Star Rd
Brandon, MS 39042

Station 5 – Brandon Fire Department
STATION 5

Crossgates
16 Woodgate Dr
Brandon, MS 39042

Administration/Command Staff

The Brandon Fire Department consists of Emergency Response Operations, Training and Education, and Fire prevention. The City’s Fire Chief is responsible for managing these resources, as well as providing overall leadership, strategic planning, and operational command of all fire department services.

DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF

A deputy fire chief serves as the City’s fire marshal and is tasked with coordinating all building plan reviews, fire inspections, and code enforcement activities. This position interacts with other City departments on a regular basis to ensure that fire protection needs are met and that all related ordinances are followed. The deputy fire chief is also responsible for conducting any necessary investigative functions to determine fire cause, point of origin, and the possibility of criminal intent.

DIVISION CHIEF

The division chief serves as the City’s Training and Education officer. This position is responsible for pre-employment recruitment, training, records maintenance, managing promotional processes, and leading the department’s special operations. The most important function of the Training and Education Division is to prepare our members for emergency situations with the highest quality training, instruction, and professional development possible. This process is intended to establish a good foundation of knowledge, skills, and abilities with the ultimate goal of providing our citizens, visitors, and community with the best possible services as safely as possible.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

An administrative assistant oversees budget and finance needs and maintains all departmental records. A vehicle fleet officer is also available to manage preventative maintenance and repairs for the department’s fleet of fire apparatus and emergency equipment.

ADMINISTRATION Staff

The administration staff serves as the fire department’s primary point of contact for the public.

Brian Roberts

FIRE CHIEF
Brian Roberts started his fire service career in 2002 as a fire fighter with the Brandon Fire Department. Since then, he has risen through the ranks to hold the positions of fire apparatus driver-operator, captain, battalion chief and fire chief. Chief Roberts completed his basic fire fighter class 1001 in 2002 and his EMT certification the following year. With over 3500 hours of specialized training, Chief Roberts has become recognized as an expert in technical areas of structural collapse, high-angle, overland search, and swift water-dive rescue. Chief Roberts is a member of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security Task Force II with deployments across the state and country. A native of Pearl, Chief Roberts, enjoys spending time with his family and friends and is an avid outdoorsman
Patrick Wofford – Deputy Chief, Brandon Fire Department

Patrick Wofford

DEPUTY CHIEF
Patrick D. Wofford began his fire service career in 1994 as a member of Walters Volunteer Fire Department in Pelahatchie, MS. Since then, he progressed in the ranks as a volunteer to the position of Chief of Walters Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief Wofford started with Brandon Fire Department as a fire fighter in October of 1998 after completing basic fire fighter class 1001 and EMT basic as a volunteer. Currently, Chief Wofford holds the rank of Deputy Chief with Brandon Fire Department. Prior his fire service career, Chief Wofford completed a Bachelor of Science degree at Mississippi State University. Chief Wofford is a graduate of Mississippi Executive Fire Officer Program and holds professional certifications in fire and emergency management from the Mississippi Fire Academy and National Fire Academy. During Chief Wofford’s career at Brandon, he held the position of Deputy Fire Coordinator with Rankin County Fire Service. Chief Wofford is married with three children.
Jerry King – Division Chief/Training, Brandon Fire Department

Jerry King

DIVISION CHIEF/TRAINING
Jerry King started his fire service career in 2006 with the Brandon Fire Department. Jerry rose through the ranks from Private to Captain by 2016. During that time, he achieved various certifications and achievements in all areas of emergency services. Some notable achievements are National registered Paramedic, associate’s degree in Paramedicine from Hinds CC in 2013, and becoming a member of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security Task Force 11 with Deployments across the State. Jerry also served as an Instructor at the Mississippi State Fire Academy from 2018 – 2021 in the Special Operations Division. Chief King accepted the position of Division Chief/Training in 2021 and currently serves in this position today. Jerry is married with two children and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Carolyn Palmer

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Carolyn Palmer started her fire service career in 1999 when hired as an Administrative Assistant for the then one-year-old Municipal Brandon Fire Department. Carolyn served four years as Administrative Assistant for the fire and police department when it was combined under Emergency Services and then went back to the Fire Department in 2005. Carolyn assisted with organizing the statewide Emergency Services Administrative Professionals group which is a network and educational organization. She also is a member of the Rankin County Traumatic Incident Support Team which is a support group for our first responders in the county.

BATTALION CHIEFS

Justin Adcock – Battalion Chief, Brandon Fire Department

Justin Adcock

BATTALION CHIEF
Justin Adcock started his professional fire service career with the City of Brandon in 2007. Through hard work and dedication, Justin has successfully climbed through the rank of firefighter to battalion chief. He has completed countless hours of fire, rescue, and specialized training courses through the Mississippi State Fire Academy and abroad. Justin attended Hinds Community College where he obtained his EMT basic and paramedic certifications and is currently a nationally registered paramedic. In 2019, Justin continued his education by attending Meridian Community College where he obtained his nursing degree and works part-time as a registered nurse. Some of his achievements include EMT and paramedic class valedictorian, Meridian Community College Highest Honors in Nursing, firefighter of the year, fire officer of the year and the Chief’s Merit Cross for lives saved. Justin is an avid outdoorsman and when not on duty, he loves traveling, riding horses, and camping with his wife Andrea.
Bryhn Beck – Battalion Chief, Brandon Fire Department

Bryhn Beck

BATTALION CHIEF
Bryhn Beck is a dedicated fire service professional with nineteen years of experience including numerous amounts of specialized training at the Mississippi Fire Academy with the most recent completion of the Mississippi Executive Fire Officer Program. Bryhn is a proud Army National Guard veteran with three combat deployments. To continue his education, Bryhn graduated with his associate’s degree in paramedicine and became a Nationally Registered Paramedic in 2017. He is happily married to his best friend and father to three wonderful kids. When not serving his community, you will find him hunting, fishing, or enjoying the magic of Disney.

Eric Stringer

BATTALION CHIEF

Battalion Chief Stringer has dedicated over 17 years to the service of his community through the Brandon Fire Department. Starting his career in 2007, he quickly established himself as a reliable and skilled firefighter, rising through the ranks with determination and passion. Throughout his tenure, Stringer has held numerous positions, including Driver Operator, Lieutenant, and Captain, before earning the current role of Battalion Chief.

His diverse training and expertise have earned him certifications in critical areas such as NREMT, Dive Rescue, Swift Water Rescue, Overland Search / Rescue, Rope Rescue and Structural Collapse. These skills have proven invaluable in responding to a wide range of emergency situations. Chief Stringer is a member of the Mississippi Homeland Security Task Force II with deployments across the state. With a calm demeanor in the face of adversity and a deep commitment to his team, Battalion Chief Stringer leads with both knowledge and experience.

Stringer is a native of Richland, Mississippi. He and his wife are the proud parents of two sons, and together they continue to build a life centered around family and service.

In his current role, Battalion Chief Stringer is dedicated to ensuring the safety of his fellow firefighters and the citizens of Brandon, always striving for excellence in both emergency response and leadership.

Divisions

  • Fire suppression, specialized entry, and rescue
  • Emergency medical services at both basic and advanced levels of care
  • Hazardous materials incident management
  • Technical rescue including vehicle extrication, high angle, confined space, and water-based incidents.
  • Fire inspection, code enforcement, public fire safety education, and special event safety.
  • Emergency management including emergency operations center (EOC) readiness, severe weather warning, and volunteer service coordination through our Citizens Emergency Response Team (Brandon Emergency Support Unit-BESU).
The Brandon Fire Department Training and Education Division provides ongoing training and is responsible for pre-employment recruitment, training, records maintenance, managing promotional processes, and leading the department’s special operations. The most important function of the Training and Education Division is to prepare our members for emergency situations with the highest quality training, instruction, and professional development possible. This process is intended to establish a good foundation of knowledge, skills, and abilities with the ultimate goal of providing our citizens, visitors, and community with the best possible services as safely as possible.

The Division of Fire and Life Safety develop and delivers various fire prevention and safety education programs to reduce preventable injuries and loss of life among all age groups and demographics.

Public education programs are available through presentations, demonstrations, and other special events. These activities often include:

    • Fire prevention and safety classes
    • Fire department information
    • School, daycare, and kindergarten visits
    • Fire station operation
    • Fire apparatus displays
    • Fire evacuation drills
    • Fire science in the classroom (help for teachers)
    • Boy and Girl Scout advancement
    • Block parties and neighborhood association events
    • Fire Station Tours – Station tours offer a great way to learn about your fire department and the services we provide. Visitors can see where the fire fighters live, including their kitchen, dayroom, and sleeping quarters. While there, a person can explore the different types of fire apparatus.

If you or your organization is interested in scheduling a fire department presentation, contact the Brandon Fire Department at 601.824.4636.

Knowing how to properly use a portable fire extinguisher is an important part of community preparedness. The Brandon Fire Department offers fire extinguisher training classes to businesses, schools, and other community groups. Each event consists of a short classroom session, an outdoor demonstration, and an opportunity to practice with a small training fire. The fire department will provide all necessary equipment and there is no charge for this service; however, class size is limited to 20 participants per event.

To request a fire extinguisher training class, contact the Brandon Fire Department at 601.824.4636 to submit an event request form.

The Division of Fire and Life Safety develop and delivers various fire prevention and safety education programs to reduce preventable injuries and loss of live among all age groups and demographics.

Public education programs are available through presentations, demonstrations, and other special events. These activities often include:

  • Fire prevention and safety classes
  • First aid training
  • Fire department information
  • Disaster preparedness
  • Careers in fire and emergency services
  • School, daycare, and kindergarten visits
  • Fire station operation
  • Fire apparatus displays
  • Fire evacuation drills
  • Fire science in the classroom (help for teachers)
  • Boy and Girl Scout advancement
  • Block parties and neighborhood association events
  • Media and interview requests

If you or your organization is interested in scheduling a fire department presentation or training event, contact the Brandon Fire Department at 601.824.4636.

Station tours offer a great way to learn about your fire department and the services we provide. Visitors can see where the fire fighters live including their kitchen, dayroom, and sleeping quarters. While there, a person can explore the different types of fire apparatus and maybe even see an ambulance. When scheduled in advance, an age appropriate fire safety program can be presented during the tour. Fire station tours usually take about one hour to complete.

Scheduled station tours are available upon request between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and again between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Due to the possibility of actual emergency calls, some tours may have to be postponed or concluded early. Contact the Brandon Fire Department at 601-824-4636 to schedule a fire station tour.

A fire can be a very destructive event and its common to encounter victims in a state of shock, confusion, and despair. Even after the flames and smoke are gone, recovering from a fire can be a difficult experience. The Brandon Fire Department is here to help before, during, and after the fire. If at any time you need assistance, please call 601.825.7225 and ask to have the Brandon Fire Department Battalion Chief contact you. The Battalion Chief or other fire officer will assist you in locating the best resources available to assist you in your time of need.
ach year, more than 360,000 residential house fires occur nationwide. Many of these could have been prevented if the homeowner had taken time to identify and correct some very common fire hazards. While the majority of residential fires occur from cooking equipment, most residential fire deaths occur due to smoking or the improper use of smoking related materials such as lighters and matches. Timing also plays an important factor as most deadly house fires occur at night when families are sleeping an unable to notice the danger. This is why working smoke alarms are a critical part of your home fire safety plan. The Brandon Fire Department wants you to be safe and know how to keep your family safe from fire. Click the link below to access a Home Fire Safety Inspection form. Homeowners can use this tool to evaluate their living conditions and correct any hazards they may find. Additional assistance is available through the Brandon Fire Department. Homeowners can request a residential fire inspection at no charge. We will provide you with a hazard assessment report along with other life-safety recommendations to improve your family’s fire defense plan.

By clicking on the following links below, business owners and managers can receive information about the department’s self-inspection program for low hazard occupancies. This cooperative program will help business owners quickly identify and correct potential fire hazards. Participants can be recognized by the fire department for their efforts to improve the safety of their customers and employees. The self-inspection process will help local businesses prepare for upcoming fire department inspections. Information is also available from the department on how businesses can prepare for disasters and improve their operational continuity.

Contact:
Carolyn Palmer at cpalmer@brandonms.org for additional information about this beneficial program.

SOURCE: Springdale AR links as samples
Self Inspection Program Cover Letter
Self Inspection Worksheet

Each October, fire departments all across the county sponsor special events to promote fire safety education in their community. This month was selected to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire that occurred on October 10, 1871. Many of the education programs are presented in conjunction with the National Fire Protection Association’s Fire Prevention Week. The NFPA program identifies a specific theme each year and focuses fire education to students within the local school system. Trained fire personnel deliver the annual fire safety message to all participating schools and childcare facilities. For more information, contact the Brandon Fire Department at 601-824-4636 to schedule a fire prevention week activity at your school.

Fire Safety Tips

Each year, more than 360,000 residential house fires occur nationwide. Many of these could have been prevented if the homeowner had taken time to identify and correct some very common fire hazards. While the majority of residential fires occur from cooking equipment, most residential fire deaths occur due to smoking or the improper use of smoking related materials such as lighters and matches. Timing also plays an important role as most deadly house fires occur at night when families are sleeping and unable to notice the danger. This is why working smoke detectors are a critical part of your home fire safety plan. The Brandon Fire Department wants you to be safe and know how to keep your family safe from fire. Brandon Fire Department will come to your home to check your fire detectors to make sure they are functioning correctly and assist with battery replacements for your non-wired smoke detectors. If you need to replace the smoke alarm (s), once you purchase them, we will be glad to come to install them. At this time, we are not providing smoke detectors. Smoke alarms should be placed at every level of your home. Another tip is to keep your bedroom doors shut at night. Test fire alarms monthly.

Get as many fire extinguishers as you can and place them around your house, specifically in the kitchen. Ensure that everyone in your household knows how to use the fire extinguisher.
Creating a fire escape plan for your family and pets. Identify all exits and possible escape routes on a map and practice going over the map with your household members. If you have pets, mark on your map where they generally are. Choose a meeting place away from the house for family members to meet. Once you are able to get out of the house, stay out!

Brandon Fire Department will allow under certain conditions our residents to burn small piles of limbs and leaves. We ask that before any burning is done, you call our Central Station at 601-824-4636 before burning. If the weather is ok (mainly wind) then we ask our residents to:

    • Have a garden hose at the burn site.
    • No man-made materials such as lumber, trash, etc.
    • If a complaint is made regarding someone burning, our department will go and ask the residents to extinguish the fire.

The Brandon Community Development Department is responsible for issuing burn permits for commercial sites for large piles.

Brandon Fire Department – BESU Fire Certification

Brandon Emergency Support Unit

Brandon Emergency Support Unit (BESU) is an all- volunteer, non-profit organization that is dedicated to ensuring firefighters are monitored and kept safe during emergency incidents in accordance with the National Firefighter Protection Association standard 1584 Guideline #2 for formal firefighter rehab.

The professional firefighters are monitored on-scene for cognizant response, blood pressure and hydration. Cooling methods are used to keep the fireman’s body temperature safe during the event.

Trained volunteer citizens support the career firefighting force and the community in accordance with the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program to:

    • When activated by the Brandon Fire Department to an incident, BESU/CERT serves as a force multiplier, as trained, to assist with firefighter safety, fireman rehab, on-scene basic life support, and first responder support as required.
    • Utilize CERT volunteers in non-emergency roles to supplement the fire/EMS departments in disaster or emergency incidents.
    • Utilize CERT volunteers in non-emergency roles for community events such as stand-by First Aid and to provide pedestrian safety during parades and public gatherings within the city, disaster donations and relief, business and city events to support first responders,
    • Train citizens in our community to promote fire prevention and general safety efforts for a safe community.
    • The BESU weather team monitors severe weather at the city Emergency Operations Center with the latest state-of-the-art programs and equipment for monitoring weather status. Multiple radar and weather activities are monitored to keep the city authorities informed of severe weather status and alert the community when threats are identified.

What is Cert Training?

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers regarding disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area. The CERT unit trains members in basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, basic life support and disaster medical operations in accordance with FEMA and HLS training standards. CERT offers a consistent approach to volunteer training and organization that professional responders can rely on during disaster situations, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks.
Brandon, Mississippi

Brandon is consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 best places to live in Mississippi, as well as one of the Top 10 safest places to live in Mississippi. Brandon is celebrating her 193rd birthday this year, having grown from 31 residents in 1828 to over 25,000 today. Being one of the fastest growing cities in the state, people call Brandon their hometown because of the high quality of life evident throughout the community.

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Brandon, MS 39042
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