Lieutenant English began his career with the Carrollton Fire Department in July of 1995 as a firefighter. He was promoted to the rank of driver/engineer in 1997 and to the rank of Lieutenant in 2004. 

Lieutenant English has attended classes at the Georgia Fire Academy, the National fire Academy, Dobbins Air Force base, other governmental agencies, and West Central Technical College. 

Prior to coming to the Carrollton Fire Department, Lieutenant English Graduated from the Southern polytechnic State University, Marietta Georgia with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology. 

Lieutenant English is a member of the Georgia State Firefighters Association and the West Georgia Regional HAZ/MAT team, where he assist in training other members. 

Some of Lieutenant English’s qualifications include, Chemistry of Hazardous Materials incidents, weapons of mass destruction awareness for the law enforcement executive, certified Georgia State firefighter, National Professional HAZ/MAT technician, national registry EMT, CPR and First Aid instructor, Heart Saver AED, Apparatus Driver/Engineer, Public Fire and Life Safety Educator, Cameo Windows, basic fire prevention inspections, arson detection for the first responder, radiological emergency response, radiological emergency management, waste isolation pilot program (radiological), emergency vehicle operations, and pre-hospital management of traumatic brain injuries. 

Lieutenant English is married to his wife Melanie, and they have two children, Katrin and Ally.