Mississippi State Fire Academy

Terry Wages was named the 5th Executive Director of the Mississippi Fire Academy by Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney in May of 2019. Wages formerly served as President of the Mississippi Fire Chiefs Association. He is a native of Tupelo and lives in Terry, Mississippi with his wife, Laura.

Wages retired from the position of Fire Chief for the City of Brandon. While there, he managed fire and EMS operations within 5 fire stations. Wages has over 1000 hours of technical and fire rescue training, in addition to extensive EMS and ambulance management training, a National Registered paramedic. He holds a Master’s Degree in Emergency Management and Leadership from Waldorf University.