VIDEO: After 23 years with Albemarle County Fire Rescue, 40 on the job, and six total decades of firefighting, Chief Dan Egglestonโs final day was Friday, October 31.
During his time with the department, Eggleston was known as a changemaker, in what he said is a profession dedicated to tradition.
โWhen you show up for a position like this, you got to do your best to make it better than you found it,โ Eggleston said.
Eggleston said there is no question of what he is most proud of from his career and time as chief.
โThe team,โ he answered, โthat weโve been able to collect over the years and put together. Itโs a mixture of a wide range of people that bring such talent to the organization. I think when we stop and look back at who we have, that too makes us great.โ
Eggleston led the department through immense change.
