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Region 4

Region 4 Office

477 South Gate Road
Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Phone: (601) 540-5239 or (601) 408-4176
Fax: (601) 544-0839

To report a wildfire or request a burn permit in Mississippi, call 1-833-MFC-FIRE (or dial 911).

Name/TitleContact Information
Jim Hancock
Regional Forester
Cell: (601) 720-0238
Alt Phone: (601) 540-5239
Email: jhancock@mfc.ms.gov
Charles O’Neal
Assistant Regional Forester
Area 41, 42, 43
Cell: (228) 234-1536
Alt Phone: (601) 540-5239
Email: coneal@mfc.ms.gov
James Shumpert
Assistant Regional Forester
Area 44, 45, 46
Cell: (601) 528-4873
Alt Phone: (601) 540-5239
Email: jshumpert@mfc.ms.gov
Renee Robinson
Administrative Assistant
Office: (601) 540-5239
Email: rrobinson@mfc.ms.gov
Emily Jenkins
Administrative Assistant
Office: (601) 408-4176
Email: ejenkins@mfc.ms.gov
Kevin Craft
Outreach Officer
Cell: (601) 502-4658
Email: kcraft@mfc.ms.gov

Area Foresters & Forest Technicians

Service Area 41

Counties

  • Adams
  • Amite
  • Franklin
  • Wilkinson
Name/TitleContact Information
Charles O’Neal
Assistant Regional Forester
Cell: (228) 234-1536
Alt Phone: (601) 540-5239
Email: coneal@mfc.ms.gov
Trey Jones
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 500-0398
Email: djones@mfc.ms.gov
Kevin Lee Crosby
Forestry Technician

Service Area 42

Counties

  • Jefferson Davis
  • Lawrence
  • Lincoln
Name/TitleContact Information
Steven Williams
Area Forester
Cell: (601) 940-4076
Alt Phone: (601) 408-4176
Email: swilliams@mfc.ms.gov 

Address:
515 County Farm Lane NE
Brookhaven, MS 39602
Clay Thames
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 503-7510
Email: cthames@mfc.ms.gov
Ben Ford
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 441-9963
Email: bford@mfc.ms.gov
Mark Sprague
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 674-1294
Email: msprague@mfc.ms.gov

Service Area 43

Counties

  • Marion
  • Pike
  • Walthall
Name/TitleContact Information
Charles O’Neal
Assistant Regional Forester
Cell: (228) 234-1536
Alt Phone: (601) 540-5239
Email: coneal@mfc.ms.gov
Harold Huhn
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 503-0680
Email: hhuhn@mfc.ms.gov

Service Area 44

Counties

  • Hancock
  • Lamar
  • Pearl River
Name/TitleContact Information
James Shumpert
Assistant Regional Forester
Phone: 601-528-4873
Address:
477 South Gate Rd.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Email: jshumpert@mfc.ms.gov
Ashley Clark
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 624-7217
Email: aclark@mfc.ms.gov
Josh Morgan
Forestry Technician
Phone: 601-408-7182
Email: jmorgan@mfc.ms.gov

Service Area 45

Counties

  • Forrest
  • Greene
  • Perry
Name/TitleContact Information
James Shumpert
Assistant Regional Forester

Phone: 601-528-4873
Address: 477 South Gate Rd.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Email: jshumpert@mfc.ms.gov
Bill Jefferson
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 586-9577
Email: wjefferson@mfc.ms.gov
Mike Turner
Forestry Technician
Phone: 601-270-4079
Email: mturner@mfc.ms.gov

Service Area 46

Counties

  • George
  • Harrison
  • Jackson
  • Stone
Name/TitleContact Information
Sam Morgan
Area Forester
Cell: (601) 528-0544
Alt Phone: (601) 540-5239
Email: smorgan@mfc.ms.gov

Address:
14601 County Farm Rd.
Gulfport, MS 39503
Korey Williams
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 624-7493
Email: kwilliams@mfc.ms.gov
Kristin Rush
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 606-5486
Email: krush@mfc.ms.gov
Kyle Cumbest
Forestry Technician
Phone: (601) 665-5735
Email: kcumbest@mfc.ms.gov