'We know we can do the job:' Smith Valley Fire Department deploys all-woman volunteer shift

Smith Valley Fire Chief Amy Beick walked into the station one December day and saw something she’d never encountered in her ...
NPR

This training program is helping get women into firefighting

A firefighting training program designed primarily for women hopes to diversify the industry and to attract more people to firefighting overall. Climate change is putting a growing number of people at ...
Denton Record-Chronicle

Denton’s first career female firefighter retires after 26 years of igniting change

In a ceremony filled with laughter, tears and plenty of accolades, Deputy Fire Marshal Lisa Parker became the first career ...
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W.I.L.D. Institute unites women in firefighting for first Women’s Firefighter Weekend

MINDEN, WV (WVNS) – The W.I.L.D. Institute held their First Women’s Firefighter Weekend. This weekend united female firefighters from the area, as they took specialized training in ladder throwing, ...
Daily Herald

UVU recruitment program encourages more gender inclusivity in fire service

Over two dozen women, some as young as 18, now have a taste of what it’s like to work as an emergency responder. As part of Utah Valley University’s Fire Recruit Candidate Academy Program, or RCA, ...
WTMJ

Wauwatosa Fire Department names first female chief

The Wauwatosa Fire Department has named Barbara Kadrich as the first female chief to lead the department. Kadrich will be ...
Morning Journal

New assistant fire chief and first female firefighter sworn in for East Liverpool

East Liverpool Fire Department’s first female firefighter/paramedic Brittany Hill and newly promoted Assistant Fire Chief Aaron Jones take a moment after their swearing in to get a photo with Fire ...