Kansas City, Mo. ? Paramedic Mary Seymour was back at work Monday for the first time since she was shot and seriously injured while responding to a call in February.

Seymour, 39, was shot Feb. 23 as she and other emergency workers were met by a barrage of gunfire when they responded to fires at two homes across the street from each other on the city’s south side. Seymour, hit twice in the chest, was pulled to safety by firefighters. She spent a week in the hospital and had been recuperating at home.

One of the homes exploded as police were returning fire. Remains found inside the building were identified as those of Donin Wright, 62, and his girlfriend, Janet Clark.

About 20 guns, parts of pipe bombs, parts of three large gun safes and thousands of rounds of ammunition were recovered from Wright’s home after the explosion.

Seymour, who has worked for the Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust for 15 1/2 years, started working a 12-hour shift at 5:45 a.m. Monday. Working with her was Jose Ubaldo, her partner on the day of the shooting.

They had just one call in the first five hours — to help a woman who had difficulty breathing.

Seymour, who still carries some of the bullet fragments in her body, expressed thanks to those who saved her and helped her recover from the injuries.

“I’m feeling great,” Seymour said.

Noting that she’ll still be 39 for “a few more weeks,” Seymour said, “That’s OK. I consider myself lucky to be seeing 40.”