'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 ...

More women join volunteer fire units despite overall decline

The city of Tsunagi, Kumamoto Prefecture, located on the southern main island of Kyushu, takes pride in its all-women group with a history dating back more than 70 years. It is one of eight groups of ...

Meet some of Ross County's first female first responders

Women have held important roles in the history of Ross County, but women weren't officially first responders till just a ...
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Tulsa Fire Museum honors TFD's first Hispanic female firefighter

TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Fire Museum is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the Tulsa Fire Department's first Hispanic female firefighter. "I feel like I've got a lot riding on me just ...