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Kimberly A Bownas

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function: Firefighter / EMT-Basic
Years in Fire/EMS:: 17 years in Fire, 6 years in EMS
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Millbrook Fire Department
Years With Department/Agency: 23 years counting my Auxiliary time..
Dept. Web Site:: http://www.millbrookfd.org
My Training:: Firefighting Essentials
Initial Fire Attack
Pump Operator
Incident Command System
Decontamination Training
Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction - Awareness
Farmedic
Rescue Technician Basic
Rope Rescue Operations Level
AVET
Medium Structural Collapse: Tools
Rural Firefighting Operations
Vehicle Rescue "New Technology"
NYS EMT-B
EMS Leadership Academy
Preserving the Crime Scene
4 years of New York State Women Firefighters Weekend
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! Firefighter Down Seminar
"Get Out Alive/F.A.S.T. Team OPS" Seminar
ICS 100 and 200
Firefighter Survival
School Bus Rescue and Practical Skills
Alternative Fueled Vehicles and New Technology
Courage to be Safe
About Me:: I have 3 kids, ages 21, 7, and 5. I am a stay-home mom. In my fire department I am head of our Fire Prevention Team. I love going to the schools and preschools and teaching the kids how to be safe. I have been Secretary and Vice Pres. in my department.
Day Job:: Homemaker
Relationship Status:: Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I joined to help my community; my mom, dad and stepmom were all on the Rescue Squad when I was growing up.
Why I Love Fire/EMS: It gives me a great feeling being able to help the people in my town

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LadyChaplain

Jun 27, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

I just got back from Lake George, I'm a sunburned/windblown mess...and have about half an hour to make a transformation into a semi-attractive human being.
Yikes.
I'll shoot you an email tomorrow w/ the details...gotta jet
:)

Jun 29, 2008
Moose

Good Morning Kim!
All is fine with me. I went to the Academy last week to update my Haz-Mat Tech training from the 24 hour class to the 40 hour one they just came out with. MUCH better class and I enjoyed it. 3 of us from our county team went out, and 2 of us were the top two students!! I got a 100% and my buddy got 98% so I was the Valedictorian and he was Saluditorian (spelling!) It was a great honor for us and we had a great time.
Hope your carnival and parade go great, have a great week!
Stay Safe
Moose

Jun 30, 2008
LadyChaplain

Jul 3, 2008
Joe Stoltz

Hi Kim, all is well here - happy carnival time this week!

Jul 8, 2008
Jim Brunelle Jr.

Just dropped in to say hi, I hear your having a parade this weekend.

Jul 9, 2008
Jim Brunelle Jr.

Hey, good luck with the convention parade, wish I didn't have prior commitments, I'd zoom down.

Jul 11, 2008
Kurt Kamm

Hey Kimberly- I just joined the website and saw the back page about favorite firefighter books. I live in Malibu, spent 3 years with LACoFD and CalFire preparing a novel about a boy who comes of age as a wildland firefighter at a helitak camp (Camp 8 LA County). The book has been well received and Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman of the LACoFD liked it enough to send it to the County Board of Supervisors.
Perhaps you would enjoy reading it. The title is One Foot In the Black. You can buy it on Amazon or, if you buy it from the online store of the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, they get the profits. http://wffoundation.org/webstore/index.html.
You can see reviews from firefighters on my website
http://www.kurtkamm.com
Let me know what you think of it.
Thanks, stay safe – Kurt Kamm
kurt@OneFootInTheBlack.com

Jul 11, 2008
Kurt Kamm

Kimberly- please ignore my message. Some members have determined it is an "ad". Not intended that way, but just foreget it.
Kurt

Jul 12, 2008
Kurt Kamm

thanks

Jul 13, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Tedward says he's going to write the post about our Paisley misadventures...

I'm scared.

:)

Jul 15, 2008
Dave, NB 9

Boo!

Jul 18, 2008
Jim Seargent

Damn, you found me!

Jul 18, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

what up buttercup?

Jul 18, 2008
Jim Seargent

Yours are pretty great too you know!

Jul 20, 2008
Jim Seargent

He,He,,,,,,,Buttercup!

Jul 20, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Hey sweetpea...
Just a quickie to let you know i made it safe and sound (although I swear to god I drove through a mini-tornado near Syracuse and the state troopers were EVERYWHERE)
I'll be by later to chat before I turn in
Love ya
Me

Jul 20, 2008
Dave, NB 9

Kim, Mine too...Thanks!

Jul 21, 2008
Dave, NB 9

I'm wearing mine(yours) to the Buffalo Fire Museum tonight

Jul 21, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

thanks Peaches....I spent the day playing "connect the dots" with all the bruises I have on my legs and arms.
:)
Hope you had a good day~

Jul 24, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

The fair last night was CRAZY busy....for a little rural fire department fair...they get thousands of people.
I worked the booth until 11:30 or so, then had to sit there and count a gazillion quarters...
We had fun afterward though :)

Jul 26, 2008
Dave, NB 9

testing 1,2,3, is this thing on? ---- Hellooooooooo in there......

Jul 30, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Aug 7, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

I cracked up laughing when I read that.

It's right up there with "Fine!" when we all know that "fine" means that it's NOT "fine"
:)
How's your day off going?

Aug 7, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

I leave you with a thought before I go back to work and finish up for the day....Camping Trip!!

Aug 7, 2008
Dave, NB 9

Hey there... Having internet problems..new modem on the way from Verizon..so if I drop out for a day or 3 you know why..All is well, check out my 2 new videos

Aug 7, 2008
LadyChaplain

Aug 7, 2008
Jim Brunelle Jr.

I can not believe you jumped on Fasny's lets bomb jim quest, I thought we were buds. LOL.

Aug 8, 2008
Jim Brunelle Jr.

LOL,Gotta love the self admission thing! Thats ok alls fair in love and war.

Aug 11, 2008
Jim Seargent

God Morning! Hope your day is going well.

Aug 14, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Good morning chiquita

Aug 14, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Great post Kimmy, thanks for sharing.
I'm in mid-blog writing about my boot camp experience. I'll have that up a little later.

Aug 14, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Off today? Before convention?
Not a chance!!

Aug 14, 2008
LadyChaplain

Aug 14, 2008
Jim Brunelle Jr.

Found this in the local newspaper this morning and thought of you.

Aug 14, 2008
Jim Brunelle Jr.

Oh so very clever Mrs.Bownas! LOL.

Aug 14, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

You're an evil genius peaches---poor JB....his page will never be the same.
:)
ROFL

Aug 15, 2008
Dave, NB 9

I'm ALIVE..I think...LOL

Aug 15, 2008
Jim Seargent

Holy Shit is it weird that you ask that! I do remember a dream from last night and that's why I'm on the Nation this morning. In the dream you and I were on the phone together and Dan was staying at my place. I have no idea what that was all about, so I'll have to consult Freuid!

Aug 16, 2008
Jim Seargent

I guess I need to talk about underwear more often! Usually I'll recuse myself from areas where I have little experience, but last night was cool. I had fun with it, plus any opportunity to make fun of myself I jump on.

Aug 16, 2008
Joe Stoltz

Hey Kim, I didn't hang up on ya! I got bounced off YAHOO just before dinner, then had an ambulance call, then dinner, then a run to my mother-in-law's, then a party, then a mutual aid barn fire, then more party...

Aug 17, 2008
Jim Seargent

Good Morning,

Nothing last night. I spent the last 2 hours of the night doing a lesson plan on Boyles Law, and the effect of breathing compressed gas at depth. Not nearly as exiting as the conversation of the night before.

Aug 17, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Morning Peaches....lots to do today to pack up for both convention and camping...
Thanks for the moral support yesterday. It was needed.
xo

Aug 17, 2008
Engineco913

I CAN'T WAIT!!!! I need some relaxation time with my friends and my family. :)

Aug 17, 2008
Dave, NB 9

I'm still kickin

Aug 24, 2008
Dave, NB 9

Did Mel get drunk again and fall asleep outside her tent?

Aug 26, 2008
Joe Stoltz

Hey Kimmy - we'll catch up to you guys later tonight (maybe) after the county haz-mat team drill.

DID Mel get drunk and fall asleep outside her tent?

Aug 28, 2008
Dave, NB 9

Hello? Testing, 1,2,3, Kimmy....Can you hear me now? LOL

Aug 28, 2008
Dave, NB 9

HELLO?

Aug 28, 2008
Dave, NB 9

Thats me ! :)

Aug 29, 2008