Penola’s Fred Stent has been re-elected unopposed for a further two years as the group officer of Wattle Range Country Fire Service Group.
Mr Stent was promoted from his long-time role of deputy group officer in 2015 and oversees the largest CFS group in South Australia with an average of 400 call-outs per year.
His time in the CFS exceeds 50 years and dates back to his time as a cadet.
Mr Stent was recognised in 2013 for his community efforts by being awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal.
Before the establishment of the Wattle Range CFS Group in 1997, Mr Stent was group officer of the Penola CFS Group.
There have been some minor changes made at the top of the local CFS following its recent annual general meeting at its Millicent administrative base.
The 22 brigade captains in the Wattle Range CFS Group also re-elected Jeff Brooks, John Rymill and Christian Fraser as deputy group officers.
Tantanoola firefighter Chris Sims relinquished his role as a deputy group officer.
The elections were conducted by personnel from the CFS region five headquarters in Naracoorte.
