All posts tagged "female firefighter"

To Recruit More Women, This Fire Department Taps Former Power Lifter

St. Paul Firefighter, The Sole Woman In The Competition, Is Fifth ‘Strongest’ In Nation

Female Firefighter Strives For Excellence

By Rose Lundy The Daily News, Longview, Wash. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) Firefighter Chelsey Miller says she sometimes encounters people who don’t...

This Dept. Wants More Female Firefighters-Here’s How They Plan To Do It

By Emily Sullivan The Palm Beach Post, Fla. WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) The Boyton Beach fire department plans to launch a “Girls’...

Female Firefighter Still Fight For Equality: ‘We’re Assumed Incompetent’

By Robert McCoppin, Angie Leventis Lourgos and Alicia Fabbre Chicago Tribune WWR Article Summary (tl;dr) According to the U.S. Department of Labor,...

First Female Captain in Oxnard Didn’t Grow Up Wanting To Be Firefighter

By Cindy Von Quednow Ventura County Star, Calif. Melissa Stillwagon didn’t know she wanted to be a firefighter until her mid-20s. Her...