Cherokee Fire Investigator Leaves After 30 Years Of Service

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Cherokee County Fire Investigator, Shane Daniel, was honored after working for Cherokee County for the last 30 years.

Daniel said he was not retiring, but he has accepted a position as a Fire Investigator for the Cobb County Fire Department.

Daniel was hired as a deputy for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department on November 1, 1989. In 1996 he became a detective with the agency and then in 2001 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In September 2008, Daniel transferred to Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services to become a Fire Investigator. After former Fire Investigator Ossie Delay retired, Daniel became head of the Fire Investigation Department in 2011.

Cherokee County Fire Chief, Tim Prather, thanked Daniel for his service to the county and presented him with his “bugle” award. The bugle or speaking trumpet is a reference to a megaphone like device that was used in the early days of the fire service.

After the presentation, Prather asked several of the chiefs if they had any comments to say about working with Shane. One of the most emotional comments came from Fire Investigator Cheri Collett, who worked under Shane’s guidance over the past few years.

“I will miss him," Collett said. "He was always one who encouraged me, plus he always treated me as an equal."