In 1922, Cary set the wheels in motion to establish its own fire service so that the Town would no longer have to rely solely on outside agencies. Over the past 100 years, as Cary has grown from a population of less than 1,000 people to more than 180,000, the Cary Fire Department has continued to uphold its mission to protect and enhance the quality of life of citizens and visitors. Today, Cary has nine fire stations, 16 fire apparatus, and 225 personnel who respond to more than 12,000 calls a year. Consistently earning top marks in the biennial citizen survey, the Cary Fire Department sets the standard for providing high-quality services to our community. This quarter, we celebrated that excellence during events that marked the fire department’s 100th anniversary.

In other public safety news, Cary hired Terry Sult to serve as the new police chief following a national search. With 40 years of law enforcement experience, Sult most recently served as Cary’s interim chief after retiring in 2021 from the Hampton Police Division in Hampton, Va. In addition, Cary is maintaining police department staffing levels at  near 100%, an impressive feat given vacancy rates among peer agencies throughout the region.

In a further effort to support our employees, we rolled out a new benefits package to retain our talented staff and recruit new high-performing individuals to the organization. Finally, this quarter marked the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of work to activate the 90-acre property north of Cary Towne Boulevard as Fenton cut the ribbon on the new live, work, and play development. The buildout of this site over the coming years will mean huge progress in terms of fulfilling the vision for the Eastern Cary Gateway as laid out in the Imagine Cary Community Plan.

Thank you for all you do to make this work and our success possible. We look forward to providing further updates to you at a future date.  

#BeSafe 
#BeKind 
#BeCary 

Sean R. Stegall
Town Manager