Scott Duffey

Fire captain, Rockland

“Being a firefighter, it’s just a dream I pursued in my life.”

photo by Amelia Kunhardt

“I think I’m easygoing.”

“My mom has pictures of me when I was younger, with my fire helmet on and my fire toys lying around the house.”

“My parents used to take me to the fires in town. We had a scanner in our house.”

THE SKINNY
RANK: Captain
AGE: 33
APPOINTED: A Rockland call firefighter in 1997 and a Norwell firefighter in 2001
HIRED IN ROCKLAND: As a full-time firefighter in 2004
BIO: Duffey grew up in Rockland and graduated from Rockland High School in 1992. He attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute and earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1996. After college, Duffey worked as a fire protection engineer, designing sprinkler systems for buildings. Then he was hired in Norwell in 2001. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Karen, for seven years.

What did you want to be when you were a kid?: A firefighter
What would you have been if not a firefighter: An engineer
Best advice you ever got: Never stop learning
Person who gave it to you: One of several mentors in the Rockland Fire Department
What do you do in your time off: Duffey works part time as an engineer. He enjoys playing with his two boxer dogs, George and Max, spending time with his wife and his parents, and reading and watching TV.