"Larson was the first Black woman to become a captain 1, captain 2 and then promoted further to the first Black female battalion chief in LAFD history.
"If you can’t see it, you can’t be it," she said. "Having that representation out there for people is important. It wasn’t something I set out to do like, 'Oh, I’m going to be the first to do this.' I honestly didn’t know."

"I don’t think you get that many opportunities in life to make an impact that is going to be positive, not just for you, but possibly generations to come," she said. "Knowing that this is a legacy award named after Rosa Parks is huge. I mean, I don’t know how to step into those shoes and not be truly humbled."
From emulating the qualities of Rosa Parks and Dr. King, Larson hopes to carry on their legacies by following in their footsteps"

#FIREWOMAN #KrisLarson #LegacyAward #firefighting #employment #youngpeople #LAFD #RosaParks #womenfirefighters #femalefirefighters #allwomencrew #firsts #trailblazers #careerchoice #youcanbewhatyoucansee #FirstBlackFemaleChief

#FIREWOMAN #ElsieEmery #firefighting #employment #youngpeople #BBC #womenfirefighters #femalefirefighters #allwomencrew #firsts #trailblazers #careerchoice #youcanbewhatyoucansee .

Members of the Womens Fire Brigade in March 1916 with their Chief Officer photographed in their uniforms after extinguishing a fire.

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"In 1977, when the New York Fire Department finally opened up applications for women, Berkman was among the first group to apply. She was in her third year of law school at the time. one of several women to become the first female firefighters in New York City.

On the easternmost corner of ground zero on the afternoon of September 11, 2001, Brenda Berkman and a small group of her fellow firefighters stood before a wall of flames and dust. Both towers had already collapsed, but every other building on the street was ablaze, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center. 
Berkman, then a lieutenant with 20 years of experience, was off duty that morning when she got a call to turn on her television. As the image of the first tower collapsing replayed on the screen, she grabbed whatever gear she could find and rushed to her former Brooklyn firehouse, where she put on another firefighter’s uniform, boarded a police van and headed across the bridge toward the smoke."


Fast forward to 2022 and "Brenda would use the skills and techniques she learned and developed at The League to create pieces that reflected on her experience on September 11th. Her views of the World Trade Center, and her reflections on the events of that day, have led to multiple exhibitions. Brenda, who has always been a champion for women’s equality, now uses art to ensure that women are fairly represented. Her recent prints focus on the experience of women at Ground Zero, and the unsung heroines of New York’s response and recovery."

Find the full article here https://artmakers.nyc/brenda-berkman/
Some text also taken from https://msmagazine.com/2021/09/10/women-ground-zero-9-11-firefighters-brenda-berkman/
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#womenatgroundzero #artist #worldtradecenter #womensequality #heroinesofnewyork 

She's a trailblazing woman whose work proves that firefighting definitely is for girls.
Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) Lynsey McVay is the first woman in Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) to do the job, and the first operational principal officer in the service - that is to say, the first to make to her level after starting out as a firefighter.

There's still a lot more change that's needed: in 2020, just 7% of UK firefighters were female, while 96% of all firefighters were white.
That's something Lynsey hopes to help tackle, by encouraging people who might not see themselves as potential firefighters to consider applying.
"I think there still is this real perception that firefighters are big, strong, white, males, essentially, and that's all - it is a societal thing, it's a generational thing," she said.


#FIREWOMAN #LynseyMcVay #womenfirefighters #femalefirefighters #allwomencrew #firsts #trailblazers #careerchoice #youcanbewhatyoucansee 

"Gold Bond Medicated Advanced Healing Ointment TV Spot, 'Dry Weather'

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Maggie is a firefighter who is no stranger to dry weather and the dry, cracked skin that comes with working in dry conditions. She uses Gold Bond's Medicated Advanced Healing Ointment to restore her skin without any sticky residue feeling"

#FIREWOMAN #Maggieisafirefighter #womenfirefighters #femalefirefighters #allwomencrew #firsts #trailblazers #careerchoice #youcanbewhatyoucansee 

​"Women in the Fire Service Podcast
Welcome to the Future Firefighter Podcast Series. Our first-ever podcast series for those who champion equality and diversity in fire.Starting October 2021, we bring you one episode a month of our Future Firefighter Podcast Series. Six podcast episodes providing tips and advice for those who dream of being a firefighter. Topics include the role of the firefighter, what the Fire and Rescue Service does, application and interview techniques, different careers/roles, fitness and strength, and HR (maternity, work life balance, inclusion policies).
The Future Firefighter Podcast Series is introduced by WFS Committee Member, Sara Hall. Each episode is hosted by a selection of guest volunteers—firefighters and other fire professionals. We share their stories and what inspires them to do what they do.

Be Inspired! Be a Future Firefighter.

Subscribe to future WFS podcasts on all major platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and RadioPublic.

Play the episodes below!"

This is an amazing idea! Thank you ladies!

#femalefirefighters #seeibeit #futurefirefighter #inspire #careeradvicefireandrescue #podcastseries #womeninfire #adayinthelifeof 
 

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South Vineland Fire Company 
December 10th 2021  · 
"Tonight, we are proud to announce our first-ever, all female duty crew in the department's 150 year history! From left to right we have Firefighters Lindsey Finerfrock, Jennifer Consalo, Morgan Bishop and Kay Low. We are lucky to have all four dedicated, hard-working and highly skilled young women members of our station."

I'm so excited to see these ladies working together, we appreciate them, and wish them well working alongside each other. It's still a thrill, as in my years of service between 1982, and 1989, I never saw any other female firefighters.

With Love,

Fire Woman Jo


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