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Corey Beals, Levinas and the Wisdom of Love

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'That glass ceiling is being broken:' 1st African-Nova Scotian joins Halifax Fire's senior ranks

Corey Beals is the highest-ranking black chief officer in fire service's 265-year history

As a young black boy, Corey Beals would often watch the men of his community — firefighters with the District 8 Volunteer Fire Department (Station 22) in North Preston — train regularly right behind his family's home.

"You see that, you get excited, you know, seeing the big red fire trucks spraying water, seeing the lights going off," Beals said.

"It's almost like every kid's dream … you either want to be a firefighter or a police officer because you're intrigued by the big flashy lights, the sirens, those types of things. So, for me, the beginning was seeing that.

"And eventually I started to have that belief that one day I'd like to do that, I'd like to give that a try."

On Jan. 29, Beals was one of three Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency firefighters promoted to the newly created assistant chief position, making him the highest-ranking black chief officer in the fire service's 265-year history. He is the first African-Nova Scotian to be promoted to the senior leadership team.

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