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Shelburne has a new Fire Chief




Never before in the history of the town has Shelburne had a full time paid Fire Chief.
Brad Lemaich began his career as a volunteer fire fighter in Tilsonburg on January 1st 2003, and continued as a volunteer for the next 10 years. Originally Lemaich became a firefighter to serve his community. He says, “I looked into other service clubs but once I joined the fire service I knew it was going to become my second home.” To this day he keep his original helmet in his office to remind him of his roots.
Very early on in his fire service career, Lemaich began to expand his education. With that expanded knowledge came a desire to do more for the fire service and his fellow fire fighters. As time went on he took on more responsibility and eventually applied for a position as a Chief.
Subsequently, on September of 2013 Lemaich accepted his first job as Fire Chief in the Municipality of Greenstone Ontario which is located on Highway 11, 275 kilometres North East of Thunder Bay, Ontario, with fire stations in Beardmore, Caramat, Geraldton, Jellicoe, Longlac, and Nakina.
“I'm a community oriented kind of person,” Lemaich said in an interview.
As the new Fire Chief in Shelburne his role will encompasses all facets of service delivery and administration of the fire department.
Lemaich will be responsible to the residents and visitors of Shelburne, to the fire department board of management, and to the firefighters for things such as firefighter safety, public safety, fire prevention and education as well as financial management of the department budget.
“Basically if its fire department related, its my responsibility,” said Lemaich.
The new Chief and his family have recently relocated to the area and we wish them a very warm welcome to the wonderful town of Shelburne we all love and call home.

By Michelle Janzen
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