At the end of this month, Cullman Fire Rescue (CFR) Chief Edward Reinhardt will retire after 40 years of service. The Tribune caught up with him in the department’s new headquarters at the newly-completed Fire Station 3 on Cullman’s north side to talk about his career and the growth of Cullman’s emergency services. Reinhardt was born and raised in the area, a third generation Cullmanite whose grandparents were among the original immigrant families who came from Germany to settle Cullman. He attended the now consolidated Kelley School and graduated from Vinemont.