American author Kurt Vonnegut once said, “There is no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine.” One battalion chief who retired Thursday has spent nearly three decades responding to thousands of calls on one of the many fire engines scattered across St. George and beyond.
On Thursday morning, more than 50 people gathered at St. George Fire Department Station No. 8 in SunRiver to honor St. George Fire Battalion Chief Ken Guard on his last official days of service.
Guard, a 27-year veteran of the department, told St. George News that he has had an amazing career as a firefighter, adding that he has been able to do everything he set out to do over the years – years which have passed by quickly.
“It went by in a blink of an eye,” he said.