James "Cappy" Smart was a Calgary pioneer, one of Calgary's most colourful historical figures, a firefighter and later became the fire chief. Smart joined the fire department in 1885 and was elected chief in 1898. He served as chief for 25 years, retiring in 1933. He was a very civic-minded man and was president of numerous city associations as well as provincial, national and international firemen's associations. His lively personality and sense of humour were well known to both Calgarians and other from far afield. He was one of the first fire chiefs in Canada to motorize his fire brigade. That, and his efforts to educate the public about fire prevention, were perhaps his greatest contributions.

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