(COLDWATER) – The Coldwater Fire Department has announced three promotions.

According to a post on the Coldwater Fire Department’s Facebook Page, Eric Sherman was promoted to the rank of Captain; Paul Searing is now a Lieutenant, and Aaron Cutler has been promoted to Driver/Operator.

Sherman started with the Coldwater Fire Department as a part-paid firefighter in January 2003.

Searing has over 23 years of experience in the Fire Service, and has been with the Coldwater Fire Department for seven years. He previously was the Chief of the Lakeland Fire Department.

In 2019, Cutler started as a firefighter with the Bronson Fire Department. He was hired in April 2021 as a full-time firefighter with the Coldwater Fire Department.