Savannah Fire Capt. Steve Floyd says he’s always loved being a firefighter. That’s why he joined the profession more than 30 years ago when he was just 19. “I loved it so much I started out as a volunteer, and then I realized they would pay me for doing what I loved,” he said before the Southside Optimist Club named him Fire Officer of the Year on Wednesday. Floyd, 55, joined Savannah Fire & Emergency Services in 1998 after serving 14 years with Southside Fire.