Places & Faces
first person Delton “DC” Carter, Lake Charles Fire Chief
In honor of Fire Safety Month, we’re featuring Delton “DC” Carter, who was appointed the Fire Chief of the Lake Charles Fire Department in January of this year. Chief Carter, a Lake Charles native and U.S. Army veteran, has served the Lake Charles Fire Department (LCFD) for over 20 years. He joined the Department in 1999 as a firefighter and served in that role until June 2003, when he became a Fire Service Instructor in the department’s Training Division. In March 2021, he became
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the Department’s Chief Training Officer and held this position until his appointment as Department Chief. In addition to numerous fire service-related accreditations and completed course work through Louisiana State University and the National Fire Academy, Chief Carter also holds an associate degree in Fire Science, Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Administration, as well as a Master of Business Administration, all from Columbia Southern University, and graduating with
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academic honors. He’s a member of Omicron Sigma Sigma, a professional honor society for Homeland Security disciplines, and Omega Nu Lambda, a national academic honor society. Mr. Carter says he lives with his beautiful, loving wife, Margentina, and they have been married for 23 blessed years. Thrive magazine recently caught up with Chief Carter and learned about his life in Lake Charles, his inaugural year in his new role, and his plans for LCFD moving forward.