From the Firehall to the Front of the Room How Toastmasters Keeps Me Growing in Retirement When I retired as a Captain from the Calgary Fire Department in 2009, I thought I knew what “busy” meant. After all, I’d spent 28 years responding to emergencies, leading crews, and making split-second decisions that sometimes meant the difference between life and death. On top of that, I served as the President of the Calgary Fire Department’s Cappy Smart Concert Band for 20 …