A Station Manager who has served communities both locally and nationally is hanging his boots up after 32 years of service.
The Chichester floods and Whaley bridge dam collapse are just some of the notable incidents Marvin Smith has attended over the years.
Back in 1990 he stepped through the doors as a retained firefighter at East Wittering.
He joined the service as a wholetime firefighter two years later and has served the communities of Shoreham, Chichester and Horley.
He finishes his career as Station Manager for the service’s Technical Rescue Unit and a Gatwick Liaison Officer.
Reflecting on his career, Marvin said:
“When everyone is running away from a situation, you’re running towards it and that has always the most important thing for me – being there for someone at their time of need and helping to put it right.
“A career highlight for me was leading the service’s training centre and running five wholetime recruits courses.
"I loved working with people who had little to no experience of the fire service and seeing them go through the journey to become firefighters.
"All those people are now great colleagues, and that’s the biggest thing I’ll miss about the fire service – the people.”
During the Lewes flooding, West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service sent boats from Storrington and East Wittering to the scene and Marvin played a part in shaping West Sussex’s response to the emergency.
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