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Scott Calder Promoted to Lamont County Deputy Regional Chief
Scott Calder Promoted to Lamont County Deputy Regional Chief
Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser
Twenty years ago Scott Calder became a junior firefighter. He explains, “I started as a Junior Firefighter in Bruderheim (now station 2) in 2003. I grew up with Firefighting in my home. My father (Senior Firefighter Dave Calder with Station 2) was an officer when I was a child, and it was always a dream of my brother and I to follow in his footsteps.”
Having a father in the fire service definitely had an influence on Calder and his brother growing up and later on when they became firefighters. He commented that, “I believe we all supported each other in different ways. We were always very close in the fire service, and this allowed us to learn from each other’s experiences.”
Soon after joining, Calder transitioned to a paid on-call firefighter. “In 2007, I moved to Lamont and continued my career with Station 4 (Lamont). In 2009 I was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Around 2010, I was promoted to the rank of Captain. In 2018, I started working with Sherritt International as a Fire Prevention Officer. In 2019, I was promoted to the rank of District Fire Chief for Station 4 and later that year Station 3 was also brought under my supervision.”
I have never been the type of person to brag about myself and my accomplishments. If I succeed, it is because of the great group of people that worked together. However, I am still very honoured to have worked alongside firefighters such as Robert Mitchell—and learning from his experiences as Canada’s Longest Serving Firefighter.
Receiving the promotion, “It is a great honour, I have made every effort to educate myself so that I could serve my community and the firefighters to the best of my ability, I hope that I can do so. I look forward to making a positive impact going forward,” added Calder.
