Charlotte Fire Department

For 25 years, Rahsarn “Rock” Jones served Charlotte with a deep sense of responsibility to the people and neighborhoods that helped shape him.

His career was influenced early by Sept. 11, 2001, a day that made him confront the reality of the profession he was preparing to enter. Twenty-five years later, he chose Sept. 11 as the day to close that chapter of his life, surrounded by the people who helped him along the way.

Now retired and honored as Charlotte Fire’s Firefighter of the Year, Jones reflects on the community he calls home, the difficult calls that stayed with him, the firefighters who guided him and the principle he tried to carry into every response: treat people like family.

Click the link in our bio to read the story of Rahsarn “Rock” Jones and the legacy he leaves behind.