Tag: fire department
Father and Sons Responded When Town Formed Volunteer Fire Department
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Tony Mobley Sr. and his two sons spend a lot of time doing activities together: hunting, fishing, family vacations. Now...
This Alabama Town of 500 Needed Fire Protection. Volunteers Stepped Up
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
North Johns, Alabama, a small community in the western area of Jefferson County, not far from the Tuscaloosa County line,...
Small Town Lacked Fire Gear. Jeffco Commissioner Jimmie Stephens Answered The...
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
North Johns Mayor Kenneth Lindsay remembers his visit with Jefferson County District 3 Commissioner Jimmie Stephens.
“When you’re a rural...
Bessemer names its first-ever black fire chief
Times Staff Report
Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley on Monday announced the appointment of Randall McFarland, the first African-American fire chief in the city’s 130-year history.
McFarland,...