Biloxi Station Hosts Recruit Emergency Drill
Eleven fire recruits completed a 12-hour simulated emergency training day at Fire Station 7 in Biloxi.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Emergency Response
Eleven recruits from the Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Long Beach, and Gautier fire departments took part in the Shift Out of Luck training day at Fire Station 7. Crews ran trucks in and out for 12 hours responding to simulated water rescues, car crashes, and fires.
Why it matters
The event lets recruits apply weeks of classroom and hands-on training to realistic scenarios before they are certified. The recruits are two weeks from certification and are expected to become firefighters serving Mississippi's coast.
The training followed a 12-week recruit class of bookwork and hands-on instruction, with 11 recruits participating in the event. Crews ran trucks for 12 hours straight, and the recruits are two weeks from certification.
The players
Biloxi Fire Department
The Biloxi Fire Department is the municipal fire agency serving the city of Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and it hosted the training at Fire Station 7.
Ocean Springs Fire Department
The Ocean Springs Fire Department is the municipal fire agency serving Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and sent recruits to the training.
Long Beach Fire Department
The Long Beach Fire Department is the municipal fire agency serving Long Beach, Mississippi, and sent recruits to the training.
Gautier Fire Department
The Gautier Fire Department is the municipal fire agency serving Gautier, Mississippi, and sent recruits to the training.
The details
Shift Out of Luck is held at the end of every recruit class and was staged at Fire Station 7 in Biloxi. Simulated emergencies included water rescues, car crashes, and fires, and recruit Evan Collier responded to a call about an unconscious patient who was asleep.
Timeline
Thursday: Shift Out of Luck training day held at Fire Station 7 in Biloxi.
Over the prior 12 weeks: Recruits completed bookwork and hands-on training.
Two weeks from the event: Recruits expected to be certified.
Big Picture
Shift Out of Luck follows the regional practice of ending each fire recruit class with a live simulation, a model used by coastal Mississippi departments to prepare recruits for hurricane-season call volumes. The event places the four departments' new firefighters into realistic scenarios before certification.
Residents of Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Long Beach, and Gautier can expect the newly trained recruits to join local fire crews once they are certified in about two weeks. Anyone needing emergency response should call 911 as usual.
The takeaway
Hands-on simulations like this one give new firefighters practice responding to real-world emergencies before they take on live calls. The training reflects how coastal departments prepare recruits for the demands of their communities.
Further reading
For related coverage, see Emergency Response reporting from the Biloxi area.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Wlox.
