Paul Parrish started in the Fire Service in 1991. He became an EMT in 1994 and an EMT-P in 1999.
Paul is currently a Lt over House 4, A-Shift....L4, E4, and Squad 4.

• Rope Rescue Tech II
• Haz Mat Ops
• Swiftwater Tech
• Dive Rescue (SCUBA Instructor)
• Extracation Tech
• S&R Ops
• Tn Smokediver
• Dx w/PTSD in 2019
• COE in 2019

Paul will be retiring on Jan 2, 2025. He has been married twice, divorced once and has 5 kids....4 girls and a boy (the last one). He also has 3 grandkids.

Paul has been going to the Tennessee State Capitol every year since 2020 working with Legislators and Lawmakers to get a Presumptive PTSD Bill passed for Tn firefighters.
Also, Paul is with the Public Network conducting debriefings.

Links:
http://www.tennesseepublicsafetynetwork.com/

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