Sam Roach is a full-time critical care paramedic and firefighter at Rural Metro Fire. The same Sam Roach is a full-time RN and paramedic in the emergency room at Parkwest …
‘Juggler’ Monday helps inmates find a path
Tenacious. Dedicated. Passionate. Workaholic. Loyalty. Words Samantha Monday uses to describe herself. Here are a few more we’ll use: Compassionate. Driven. Dependable. Empathetic. Effective. Self-reliant. Direct. Problem solver. Team player. …
THP trooper steps up for his buddy’s daughter
Sgt. Charles Randall Massengill was her hero and her stepdad … but to Sierra Brooke Mullins Watts he was “my Dad.” He was not there to walk her down the …
KFD captain breaks his back saving a life
One woman died. A second woman lived. She was trapped in a second-floor room, scared for her life, the first floor and stairway on fire. Her only escape route from …
Ethan Grantham: A unique KPD officer
To say that the last 10 years of Ethan Grantham’s life have been interesting is a major understatement. He was an animal control officer for four years. He was a …
Capt. Josh McKnight: Rural Metro Fire’s top officer
When you’re selected as Rural Metro’s Fire Officer of the Year, it’s a very big deal. And Capt. Joshua James McKnight knows it. So do the agency’s senior keadership team …
Garrett Dobbs: 2022’s firefighter of the year
He’s a mighty, mighty shy young man, not one for idle talk. He is a devout practitioner of the adage “actions speak louder than words.” At work you hear words …
Chase Lane: ‘It’s all about helping’
The call came around 4 p.m. on November 25, 2022. Sounded routine. No big deal. “DAV” – disabled vehicle in police lingo – on I-75 North in Loudon County “at …