Bio Ross Vezin

Originally from Jupiter, Florida, Ross Vezin moved to Beaufort, South Carolina in June of 2008 to start his career at the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department. Ross is currently the Deputy Chief of Administration.

Ross earned an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science Administration from Technical College of the Lowcountry in 2010, a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University in 2011, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Public Administration in 2013. Ross graduated from the South Carolina Firefighters’ Association Leadership Institute in 2014, Leadership Beaufort in 2015, and the Risk Management Institute in 2020. Ross has been accepted into the Local Government Leadership Institute Spring 2025 class.

Since 2012, Ross has been serving on the Planning Committee for the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Burned Children’s Fund and currently serves on the Board for the burn fund. Ross also serves as the Chairman for the Members Benefits Committee and the Executive Committee for the South Carolina Firefighters’ Association.

Since 2010, Ross has been a volunteer as a camp counselor at Camp “Can” Do; a camp for children who have been burned in the State of South Carolina. In 2016, Ross was selected by the board for the MUSC Burn Children’s Fund to attend the International Association of Firefighters National burn children’s camp. Ross was selected as the one firefighters from state of South Carolina to attend the burn camp with children all around the United States and Canada in Washington, DC.

In April 2017, Ross was selected as a “Key Influencer” in the Beaufort Community and was awarded with a ride of a lifetime with the United States Navy Blue Angels. In 2019, Ross was awarded the Civitas Leadership Beaufort Outstanding Alumni Award which recognizes the alumnus who best exemplifies the directive of Leadership Beaufort to get engaged and give back to the community. In 2023, Ross was awarded the Joseph C. Robinson Career Achievement Award for the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department.