Tate retires with longest tenure

Firefighter Calvin Tate will retire after 36 years with the Elberton Fire Department at the end of the month as the city’s current longest-tenured employee. (Photo by Wells)
Firefighter Calvin Tate will retire after 36 years with the Elberton Fire Department at the end of the month as the city’s current longest-tenured employee. (Photo by Wells)

By Mark Wells

mwells@elberton.com

 

As summer slowly transitioned to fall in August of 1986, Calvin Tate walked into the Elberton Fire Department (EFD) looking for a job. Although he didn’t know it …