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- Shirley, IN
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another interesting sidenot tho the Knights of St John was the fact that in their language this type of fire and the method of using it was called Feu , there wer Knights that were assigned to extinguish the fire on their comrades and they were ca...
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- Hometown:
- shirley (hanckock and henry counties)
- I Live: (City, State)
- shirley, indiana
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 30
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- Excitement, civic duty,friends,caringabout others.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Shirley Volunteer Fire
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Fire / Arson Investigator, Firefighter, EMT - Basic
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 30 past chief, asst.chief,rescue capt.,lieut.,
- My Training:
- numerous training, mostly master firefighter in indiana, fire investigator. incident commander, etc.
- About Me:
- gave up chiefs position to be a town council president where i have been able to funnel more monies to the fire,ems. service. started our ems program and have evolved into heavy rescue. built up every avenue of our dept. through council support.
- Day Job:
- skilled on highway at allison transmisson.9 we build auto transmissions for the fire service and other fields such as military tank transmissions. and over the road automatics for semi and large trucks.
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Town Council President, Bluegrass and Country Music Player and Fan. Support our local school system with sporting events.
- Personal Site/Profile:
- http://www.myspace.com/masteroffeuvigiles
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Finances are top prioroity. evolvement into fire protection districts. Most runs are EMS. do not lose focus on what we are called/ FIREFIGHTERS/ keep up the skills training in both.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- Sense of pride. and i do puff my chest at an "atta Boy" for a job well done when it is deserved. but mostly it is the joy it brings children through fier prevention programs and just visiting the Firehouse
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- At 4:13pm on November 9, 2009,
Malia Nainoa said…
Happy Monday Kyle!
- At 12:27pm on November 7, 2009,
kathy letendre said…
- thanks for the welcome, i will get great satisfaction out of being a paramedic. i enjoyed working in sugery very much but needed a change. want to be in the front lines of helping people. have a great day....be safe kathy
- At 12:39pm on November 4, 2009,
Malia Nainoa said…
- That is a very interesting background too!! Beginning around January we hope to sign my son up for drum lessons. My hope is that he will someday play in a Scottish Pipe Band! He didn't want to try the pipes figured I wouldn't push it...ha! I've attended the Highland Games for over 24 years so my kids grew-up around it. My younger daughter decided to play volleyball now which makes it much easier on the checkbook...the Irish Dance is VERY expensive! So I don't miss that part! Sounds like you have a hectic schedule also! :)
- At 1:41am on November 3, 2009,
Malia Nainoa said…
- My ex has Irish/Scottish descent and my daughter asked to learn irish at the very young age of 6. We were big on our cultures and I had both my girls in Hula (my heritage) at the time but my younger daughter DID NOT like it. Being feisty and hyper she won the battle and I'm glad she did. She made it to championship level before she decided she had enough of it. I was disappointed she quit but we did learn alot about the culture and she appreciates her heritage to this day. You can still catch her doing a treble or jig just walking down an aisle at a store...guess it will never be out of her system!
- At 1:35am on November 3, 2009,
Malia Nainoa said…
- I have that song downloaded on my iPod and everytime I hear it my heart shutters, it's so beautiful yet so sad. Hence an Irish lament...gotta love the Irish.
- At 12:22pm on November 2, 2009,
Malia Nainoa said…
- Hi Kyle...love that Irish music! Nothing like a good jig or reel...don't think I mentioned my younger daughter did Competitive Irish Dancing for 8 years (age 7 to 15)!
- At 3:48pm on October 25, 2009,
Malia Nainoa said…
- Thank for the request and very nice comment! Impressive bio! :)
Hope you have a great day!
- At 10:33am on October 17, 2009,
AirLifeKaren said… 
- At 7:58pm on August 5, 2009,
R. Ann Balmer said… - HI there, sorry I didn't respond sooner to your friend request. I was on my honeymoon. I will be away again on 8 Sept. Hope to talk soon.
- At 4:32pm on August 1, 2009,
Kimberly said… - Thank you Kyle!
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