Lexington County Fire Chief Brad Cox only has about a month left as head of the county’s fire service. He’s retiring in January after almost eight years as a formidable leader in the public safety realm, and in his wake he leaves a stronger, faster fire service and inspired colleagues.
Cox became known among firefighters and local leaders for holding himself to the same standards he held everyone else to and for always aiming to be the best.
“He led this organization to believe that we could change ourselves, that we didn’t need people to change us,” deputy fire chief David Fulmer said. Cox wanted to show that Lexington County isn’t just Columbia’s younger brother. But how he got here in the first place was by following his gut down a winding, unconventional path.