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Kate

Female

Richland, WA

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Combination Fire Rescue Department
Job Function: Firefighter
Years in Fire/EMS:: 6
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Benton County Fire District 4
Years With Department/Agency: 0
My Training:: Fire Cadet; August 2004-June 2006
EMT-B; grad August 2006
Swiftwater Rescue 1st Responder; July 2009
Fire Recruit; April 2011-present
About Me:: I'm your average volunteer who does what they love and loves what they do. Recently graduated from college with a Bachelors in Occupational Health and Safety and just rolling with the punches to see where all this firefighting takes me in the next 20-30 years. If you want to know more, look around my page.
Day Job:: Safety Specialist
Relationship Status:: Single
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I loved what I was learning and doing while in my fire department's high school program and I didn't stop doing it.
Why I Love Fire/EMS: it never gets old
Top Issues Facing Responders:: Scene safety....BSI

I think we have all seen at least one of our own colleagues, know someone or have done it ourselves....jumping into a scene without totally screening the scene for hazards or wearing appropriate PPE.

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Tom Eades

Looks like you've gotten a good early start on your career; that degree's going to come in handy when you make the move to administration!

May 20, 2008
Justin Scott

congrats and good luck during recruit school

Apr 13, 2011
Fabulous Heather Days of Summer

Just wanted to give you an invite to come join the new singles chat I started in the group - Chief's Back Room Crew - since it seems more people hang out in there on a daily basis - i wanted to give some more opportunities for us fun singles to visit with each other and gather up more of the wandering singles in this site - so invite your single friends and come join us... see you around the pages. Lady Heather B

http://www.firefighternation.com/group/thebackroom/forum/topics/sin...

Apr 21, 2011