business briefs
• Jerry Harnish, previously Rural Metro fire chief in Farragut, has taken on a new role as chief for both fire and Emergency Medical Services.
“This summer, we will transition, and I will do strictly EMS, and we’ll have a new fire chief,” Harnish said.
Currently, Jeff Devlin is in the role of interim fire chief.
“I think there was a need to have better coordination with EMS and fire, and certainly, with the new EMS contract, we’ve had a lot of improvements to make,” Harnish said.
He has been fire chief in Farragut since 2007.
About the change in roles, “It’’s a lot of work but very rewarding, so I’ve got to meet a lot of marvelous people. That’s the best part,” Harnish said.
His announcement about the role change took place during a Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce networking hosted by Rural Metro in Farragut Community Center to observe EMS Week (May 20-24).
• For the second year in a row, T3 “Ace in the Hole” vodka recently was awarded a medal at the prestigious TAG Global Spirits Awards 2024.
Spirits experts from four continents presented more than 400 medals during the four-day competition March 5-8 in Las Vegas. The TAG Global Spirits Awards recognizes the world’s finest spirits and the talented distillers and blenders who create them.
T3 Vodka, a hand-crafted vodka from Knoxville, won gold in the vodka category for its exceptional quality and unique taste, achieved through a unique, 10-time filtering process.
