When disaster strikes, these hard-working people who get paid nothing answer the call in DeSoto County
The roughly 34-member DeSoto County search and rescue unit (not all pictured) is under the leadership of Capt. Johnathon Bigham (far right). (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian)
In DeSoto County, joining the local Search and Rescue unit means logging thousands of training hours, swimming miles in open water and responding to traumatic scenes at a moment’s notice.
And the pay for all those duties is exactly zero.
The positions are strictly volunteer on every level, offering no county insurance or financial benefits.
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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