Caledon's chief of fire and emergency services, Dave Forfar, has decided to retire by the end of 2023, the town announced in a media release Friday, Sept. 8.
Forfar had stepped in as the interim chief of fire and emergency services in Jan. 2022.
He had previously held the role for Caledon from 2013 to 2016 when he retired after 36 years of service.
"I came back to Caledon as fire chief to help the town through a transition period," said Forfar in the release. "I feel the department is running well and is in a good place for a new chief to take over and support the continued growth of Caledon Fire and Emergency Services."
Prior to working with Caledon, he was deputy fire chief for Barrie Fire and Emergency Services and responsible for training, fire prevention and communication divisions and with Markham Fire and Emergency Services as an acting platoon chief and district chief.
The town said it has started actively recruiting a new chief of fire and emergency services to allow transition time before Forfar retires.
"We wish to express our gratitude to Chief Forfar for his dedicated years of service, not only to the Town of Caledon and its residents but to the firefighters he has led and mentored through his distinguished career," said Caledon chief administrative officer Nathan Hyde in the release.
"After years of indescribable hard work, Chief Forfar's legacy will remain with the community for years to come."