Buckshot has been a member of the Orange Volunteer Fire Company since 1955. He currently serves as the department’s 1^st Assistant Chief, and has also held the positions of Captain, and Lieutenant. Buckshot has a long list of certifications that include: Fire Officer III, Hazardous Materials-Awareness, Basic Pump and Aerial Operations, EVOC, Vehicle Extrication, Rural Water Supply, Terrorism Awareness, Building Construction, and Residential Sprinkler Systems.

Buckshot was the recipient of the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award. He was also listed in the Outstanding Young Men of America in 1967, and also received the Distinguished Service Award of the US Jaycees. Buckshot served on the Orange Town Council for nine years and was the Vice Mayor of Orange for five years.

Buckshot married Margie Bartley over fifty years ago and the couple has two children, Lynn and Scotty, who are also members of the fire company. Buckshot is an Orange County High School graduate. He is retired after working 37 years for Bailey and Gardner Architects, where he was instrumental in the design of over twenty fire stations in the area. Some of Buckshot’s hobbies include playing tennis & golf, square dancing with his wife all over the East Coast, and being a member of the Orange Presbyterian Church.