Black History Month Banner Program Honoree: Chief Ross Sheffield
Chief Ross Sheffield was born in October 1963. A native of Walton County, Chief Sheffield was named the City Fire Chief in 2020. A Walton High School graduate, Chief Sheffield is certified as a nationally registered EMT/paramedic and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Columbia Southern University, and an associate’s in fire science from Lawson State Community College, and an associate’s in electrical engineering technology. Prior to coming home, Chief Sheffield served nearly 30 years as a career fireman with the Birmingham Fire & Rescue in Alabama. He began his firefighting career as a tailboard fireman and advanced to driver/engineer, lieutenant, captain, battalion chief, assistant chief, deputy chief and acting fire chief. Sheffield is certified as a nationally registered EMT/paramedic and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an associate’s in fire science, and an associate’s in electrical engineering technology.
