Paul Combs is a classically trained artist, award winning illustrator, and firefighter. This unlikely combination has made Paul one of the most compelling and distinctive cartoonist/illustrators in America today. His politically focused cartoons are syndicated worldwide to newspapers, in color and black & white, for print and online editions through Tribune Media Services. He also contributes editorial cartoons to Firehouse.com, Firehouse Magazine, EMSResponder.com and Officer.com on a monthly basis. In conjunction with his art career, Lieutenant Combs is a twelve-year veteran firefighter for the city of Bryan (Ohio) Fire Department where he is a Firefighter II, EMT-B, HazMat Technician and Instructor for the City of Bryan Fire Training Academy. He is instrumental in the continued development of new programs as well as teaching basic and advanced fire suppression, auto extrication, ventilation and ground-ladder courses.