Pell City Fire Department Mourns Lost Captain Jeff Rogers

0:00Pell City firefighters are grieving the loss of former Captain Jeff Rogers, who passed away Wednesday night following a medical emergency on Monday. Evening, he dedicated over 20 years to the Pell City Fire Department and more than 25 years to the fire service overall. Rogers showed real grit, beating back COVID-19 in 2021 and returning to duty in early 2022. He also fought cancer this year and got back to full action, wrapping up his career leading fire station number four. The department's feeling this hard, calling him a daily leader and teacher for his crew. Last year, he earned EMS provider of the year for St. Clair County and he would have been on shift today. They're honoring him by flying flags at half staff across all stations and carrying on his legacy with the same pride on every call. Services details are coming soon, so keep Rogers' family and the whole department in your thoughts as they push forward. This has been Birmingham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.