James Ownbey is a battalion chief who has been in the fire service for 17 years. He has served the past 14 years with Glynn County, GA, Fire-Rescue. Ownbey has promoted through the ranks from firefighter/paramedic to battalion chief, including assignments as lieutenant, captain, EMS supervisor and medical branch director of large-scale incidents. He also is the program director for College of Coastal Georgia's EMS/paramedic degree program.