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KVFD newest lieutenant

Ken Thompson, fire chief of the Kamsack Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) is pleased to announce that Kristin Johnson has been promoted to lieutenant. “As far as I know she is the first female officer with the KVFD,” he said.
Ken and Kristin
Ken Thompson, Kamsack Volunteer Fire Department fire chief, congratulated Kristin Johnson on her promotion to lieutenant with the department.

Ken Thompson, fire chief of the Kamsack Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) is pleased to announce that Kristin Johnson has been promoted to lieutenant.

“As far as I know she is the first female officer with the KVFD,” he said.

Johnson has been serving as a firefighter on KVFD since May 2016. She is currently studying Business Management but has a true passion for fitness and helping people.

Along with being a “dedicated volunteer fire fighter”, she works at Eaglestone Lodge in Kamsack.

“I decided to join KVFD because I knew it would be challenging, satisfying, and a rewarding experience,” Johnson said. “After being on the department for a few years you build a special connection between firefighters that can’t help but be developed when you have a group of members that, on a moment’s notice at any time of the day or night, turn up to help a neighbour. Friendship and trust are a big part of being a firefighter and are reflected in the department. It’s not for everyone, because you must be willing to put your team before yourself, but to me, being a volunteer firefighter means I get to serve people by doing something that I love.

“I genuinely care for the people I help and take great joy and pride in being able to serve the community in such a way,” she said.

Johnson explained that, to her it is great being a part of something knowing that she is having a positive impact on the people she encounters, and that she is protecting and preserving the community that she calls home. She plans to do ongoing firefighter training.

In addition to completing ISC (Incident Command System) 100 and 200, Johnson has completed Wildland Firefighting (grass fire) training, SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) training and is working toward getting her NFPA 1001 (National Fire Protection Association 1001 individual courses) professional firefighter certification. Thompson is the course instructor.

Johnson will be attending officer management training at Fire School in Pilot Butte in April.