The Covid-19 vaccine is not required to attend the Mississippi State Fire Academy. We have now moved to testing and prevention practices.
We highly encourage first responders to get the vaccine if it does not interfere with beliefs or personal choice.

Academy Staff

Mike Chaney

Commissioner of Insurance

Phone: 601-359-3569
Email: mike.chaney@mid.ms.gov

Terry Wages

Executive Director

Phone: 601-932-2444
Cell: 601-213-8020
Email: twages@msfa.ms.gov

Daniel Cross

Deputy Administrator, Instructor Services

Phone: 601-932-2444
Cell: 601-613-2404
Email: dcross@msfa.ms.gov

Paul Ammerman

Deputy Administrator, Administrative Services

Phone: 601-932-2444
Cell: 662-769-9989
Email: pammerman@msfa.ms.gov

Marcus Collier

Instructor Chief, Certification Services

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: mcollier@msfa.ms.gov

Nick Ragan

Instructor Chief, Special/Industrial Services

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: nragan@msfa.ms.gov

Shannon Sandridge

Instructor Chief, Extension

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: ssandridge@msfa.ms.gov

Rob Fisher

Instructor Chief, EMS

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: rfisher@msfa.ms.gov

Cindy Stevenson

Director, Human Resources

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: cstevenson@msfa.ms.gov

Brian McDade

Director of Information Technology

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: bmcdade@msfa.ms.gov

Ron Reiss

Public Relations

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: rreiss@msfa.ms.gov

Steven Ashby

Senior Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: sashby@msfa.ms.gov

Durfie Burns

Senior Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: dburns@msfa.ms.gov

Barry Burnside

Senior Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: bburnside@msfa.ms.gov

Matt Hinkle

Senior Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: mhinkle@msfa.ms.gov

Donny Collins

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: dcollins@msfa.ms.gov

Will Cocke

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: wcocke@msfa.ms.gov

Kris Koziol

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: kkoziol@msfa.ms.gov

Ricky Lee

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: rlee@msfa.ms.gov

Russell McCullar

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: rmccullar@msfa.ms.gov

Hayes Nix

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: hnix@msfa.ms.gov

David Pitts

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: dpitts@msfa.ms.gov

Bill Trimble

Instructor Advanced

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: btrimble@msfa.ms.gov

Ross Cook

Senior Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: rcook@msfa.ms.gov

Luke Smith

Senior Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: lsmith@msfa.ms.gov

Shawn Sinclair

Senior Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: ssinclair@msfa.ms.gov

Chris Carrera

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: ccarrera@msfa.ms.gov

Sidney Malone

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: smalone@msfa.ms.gov

Gary Huhn

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: ghuhn@msfa.ms.gov

Jason Watkins

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: jwatkins@msfa.ms.gov

William Tharp

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: wtharp@msfa.ms.gov

Mark Moss

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: mmoss@msfa.ms.gov

Charles Weathersby

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: cweatherby@msfa.ms.gov

Mark Greenwood

Staff Instructor

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: mgreenwood@msfa.ms.gov

Gladys Peterson

Admissions

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: gpeterson@msfa.ms.gov

Shannon Torregano

Accountant/Auditor, Administrative Services

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: storregano@msfa.ms.gov

Lynn Tyler

Administrative Assistant to the Minimum Standards/ Admissions

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: ltyler@msfa.ms.gov

Vanessa Smith

Grants

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: vsmith@msfa.ms.gov

Laura Mayo

Purchasing

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: lmayo@msfa.ms.gov

Patricia Brown

Administrative Assistant Front Desk

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: pbrown@msfa.ms.gov

Rebecca Cahoon

Administrative Assistant, Certification Services

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: rcahoon@msfa.ms.gov

Mandy Delaughter

Administrative Assistant, EMS/ Special

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: mdelaughter@msfa.ms.gov

William Searcy

Videographer

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: wsearcy@msfa.ms.gov

Robert Lampton

Sr. Systems Administrator

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: jlampton@msfa.ms.gov

Georgia Brown

Food Services Director

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: gbrown@msfa.ms.gov

Vikki Carrington

Food Services

Phone: 601-932-2444

Shirley Robinson

Food Services

Phone: 601-932-2444

Sheneen Collins

Food Services

Phone: 601-932-2444

Steve Hamblin

Maintenance Director

Phone: 601-932-2444
Cell: 601-613-1939

Michael Anderson

Facilities Maintenance

Phone: 601-932-2444

Paul Cowart

Facilities Maintenance

Phone: 601-932-2444

Paul Shoemaker

Facilities Maintenance

Phone: 601-932-2444

Scott Tennyson

Facilities Maintenance

Phone: 601-932-2444

Robert Ingle

Equipment Technician

Phone: 601-932-2444
Email: ringle@msfa.ms.gov

Levar Lanier

Housekeeping Supervisor

Phone: 601-932-2444

Othella Harvey

Housekeeping

Phone: 601-932-2444

Kevin Pope

Housekeeping

Phone: 601-932-2444

Jo Ann Coleman

Housekeeping

Phone: 601-932-2444