Department: Lubbock Fire Rescue<\/p>\n
Name: Shane M. Parker<\/p>\n
Rank: Lieutenant<\/p>\n
How long with department: 23 years of experience in fire service and emergency response, an EMS professional and Licensed Paramedic.<\/p>\n
Roles:<\/p>\n
In his current role, he plays a key part in medical operations, education, and compliance, helping develop departmental policies, lead continuing education efforts, and support quality improvement initiatives, particularly in areas like CPR performance and infection control.<\/p>\n
He has also contributed to large-scale operational planning, including incident action plans and disaster response coordination.<\/p>\n
Extensive expertise in advanced life support, fireground operations, and emergency medical services, along with specialized experience as a SWAT medic and flight paramedic in both rotor and fixed-wing aircraft.<\/p>\n
He has completed advanced leadership and special operations training through the National Fire Academy and TEEX and contributed to the profession through conference presentations, published work and service on advisory committees.<\/p>\n
Education: BAAS in EMS Management and multiple associate degrees in EMS and Fire Technology.<\/p>\n
Educating others: Strong background in instruction and leadership, serving as a state-certified paramedic instructor and adjunct faculty member for multiple institutions. He has led efforts to modernize training programs and elevate certification standards, including advancing firefighter paramedic education within his department.<\/p>\n
Honors\/highlights: 2025 Paramedic of the Year, South Plains EMS Educator of the Year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Department: Lubbock Fire Rescue Name: Shane M. Parker Rank: Lieutenant How long with department: 23 years of experience…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233005,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-233004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233004"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233004\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}