The Stony Point Fire Company’s new fire chief is a familiar face and trailblazer looking to interest new folks in volunteer work in Albemarle County.
Last week the Stony Point Fire Company Board announced that it had voted to promote Cara Metcalf to fire chief. Metcalf is the first woman in Albemarle County’s history to hold the position and the ninth fire chief for Stony Point Volunteer Fire Company since its inception in 1974, according to a news release.
Metcalf, who is originally from Ohio, has served as battalion chief and has been a volunteer firefighter since 2011, working with the company through various hardships, including the COVID-19 pandemic. “Cara has been a highly respected, valuable member of the brigade for a decade,” said SPVFC board treasurer David Nordbrock after the vote. “We are so pleased to have her at the helm to usher in a new era for the Stony Point brigade.”