COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Chante Coad became the first black female firefighter in the Columbia Richlands Fire Department in 1990. 25 years later after battling blazing fires she’s the first person ...
After Crowley called out City Hall over a lack of funding, union leaders say they back her “110%” With the chief facing scrutiny over tactical decisions during the fire, female firefighters ...
Across the U.S., about 5% of professional firefighters are women. Is this a problem? There is no reason to believe that it’s more of a problem than other hazardous, physically taxing jobs also ...
Most women begin their career in the fire service at firefighter level, while some start in the fire prevention or graduate sector of the service. For one firefighter, working up to Sub Officer rank ...
Over the last devastating week of wildfires, there are many things that we’ve learned that the Los Angeles Fire Department needs — and more women firefighters isn’t one of them. This isn’t to slight ...