Johnny Morris Jr. will serve as the new fire chief with Mobile Fire-Rescue.
The title as chief isn’t the only new achievement for Morris...Now, he’s ready to take on his new role and says he can’t wait to make a difference in the city he calls home.
Growing up in Mobile and graduating from John L. Leflore High School, Morris says he had different plans for his future. Morris says he grew up down the street from fire station 11 on Broad Street, passing by it every day.And that’s when his fate was chosen for him. He says being a part of history as the first black fire chief in Mobile isn’t the only accolade he wants to be known for, but what he does with the title.
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