Mobile Loses Pioneer Firefighter

Mobile Fire Rescue Herbie Horton A pioneer of Mobile's Fire-Rescue department has died.
by Jessica Taloney
Published: Thu, May 28, 2009 - 2:03 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, May 28, 2009 - 2:16 pm CST
A pioneer of Mobile's Fire-Rescue department has died.

Herbert "Herbie" Horton, 74, began working for the department in 1968, and he was among the first ten firefighters trained and certified to be a paramedic. Horton was the first African-American to join the department's Emergency Medical Services Program.

Herbie, as his friends called him, worked 27 years before he retired in 1995.

Funeral arrangements are pending.
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EdsweetP Says:
Thu, May 28, 2009 at 2:30 pm

My prayers go out to the family. I am proud of the accomplishments and productivity this man made for future generations.

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