TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – First responders are recognized for helping save the life of a Vietnam-era Veteran whose house caught fire.

The Tupelo Fire Department, Tupelo Police Department, Lee County E 9 1 1, and NMCC’s Emergency Services were honored during a ceremony at the Tupelo Police department.

The first responders were dispatched to a fire at the home of Dennis McCullough.  He called 9 1 1 during the early morning hours of February 6, 2020, to report a fire in his house.

McCullough was told to stay in his bedroom because his way of escape through his hallway was blocked by the blaze… READ MORE