STATION ELEVEN, KYNDALL HOW WAS EVERYTHING? ERIN/MEGAN, MR. WEBB SAYS HE IS A LIVING TESTIMONY THANKS TO THE FIREMEN RIGHT HERE AT STATION ELEVEN. KENNETH WEBB/OPERATOR PRIME TIME EATZ <THIS ALL CAME ABOUT JULY THE 14TH, 2023.> ON THAT DAY, KENNETH WEBB ALMOST DIED. A DEEP FRYER CAUGHT HIS HOME ON FIRE. THE FIRE FIGHTERS WHO RESPONDED HAD TO BE REVIVED HIM MULTIPLE TIMES. HE WAS IN A COMA FOR A WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT. NOW EVERY YEAR AROUND JULY 14TH, WEBB BRINGS THE CREW THAT SAVED HIS LIFE A SPREAD OF FOOD FOR LUNCH. KENNETH WEBB/OPERATOR PRIME TIME EATZ <WHEN I CAME BACK I HAD TO COME SEE THEM. CAUSE THEY WENT BEYOND--THEY TOLD ME THEY WENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, THEY TRIED TO RESUSCITATE ME MORE THAN THEY AMOUNT OF TIME YOU THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT, BUT I'M HERE, AND I APPRECIATE THEM.> FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION ELEVEN..THEY LOOK FORWARD TO WEBB'S MEAL EVERY YEAR. ERIC GIBBS/DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF <I JUST APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THAT HE IS COMING BACK AND LETTING US KNOW HOW HE IS DOING. WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THAT HE LOOKS HEALTHY. HE'S DOING WELL.> WEBB SAYS HE PLANS TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS EVER
Man celebrates life by cooking for firefighters who revived him
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Updated: 6:08 AM CDT Jul 20, 2025
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A man who survived a near-fatal fire has been showing his gratitude every year to the Jackson, Mississippi, firefighters who saved him. Kenneth Webb nearly died when a deep fryer caught his home on fire on July 14, 2023. The firefighters had to revive him multiple times. "They came to my house and kicked my door open, brought my dead body out, and revived me, brought me back to life," Webb said.Webb was in a coma for a week after the incident. Now, every year around July 14, Webb brings the crew at Station 11 a spread of food for lunch. "When I came back, I had to come see them because they went beyond — they told me they went beyond the call of duty. They tried to resuscitate me more than the normal amount of times you're supposed to do it," Webb said. "But I'm here, and I appreciate them."For the members of the Jackson Fire Department's Station 11, Webb's meal is something they look forward to each year. "I just appreciate that he is coming back and letting us know how he is doing," said Deputy Fire Chief Eric Gibbs. "We're glad to see that he looks healthy. He's doing well."Webb said he plans to continue this tradition every year for as long as he lives.
A man who survived a near-fatal fire has been showing his gratitude every year to the Jackson, Mississippi, firefighters who saved him.
Kenneth Webb nearly died when a deep fryer caught his home on fire on July 14, 2023. The firefighters had to revive him multiple times.
"They came to my house and kicked my door open, brought my dead body out, and revived me, brought me back to life," Webb said.
Webb was in a coma for a week after the incident. Now, every year around July 14, Webb brings the crew at Station 11 a spread of food for lunch.
"When I came back, I had to come see them because they went beyond — they told me they went beyond the call of duty. They tried to resuscitate me more than the normal amount of times you're supposed to do it," Webb said. "But I'm here, and I appreciate them."
For the members of the Jackson Fire Department's Station 11, Webb's meal is something they look forward to each year.
"I just appreciate that he is coming back and letting us know how he is doing," said Deputy Fire Chief Eric Gibbs. "We're glad to see that he looks healthy. He's doing well."
Webb said he plans to continue this tradition every year for as long as he lives.
