A volunteer fire department is grieving the loss of their chief,
who died while preparing to respond to an emergency.
It happened about 5:15 a.m. Saturday.
Director of Jackson County Emergency Services, Walter Smittle says
Southern Jackson Volunteer Fire Chief Charlie Pierson died from a heart attack.
Smittle says Chief Pierson was in an emergency vehicle --
getting ready to respond to a car crash when the heart attack happened.
Funeral services have not yet been set for Pierson.
