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Denver Appoints First Female Division Chief in 133 Years
DENVER - The Denver Fire Department has promoted a woman to division chief for the first time in the agency's 133-year history.
Angela R. Cook's promotion Monday means she will be in charge of a staff of almost 100 people who oversee emergency services at Denver International Airport. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said during Cook's swearing-in ceremony that she was promoted because she's a firefighter who "knows her job inside and out and just happens to be a woman."
Denver hired its first female firefighter in 1985 and Cook joined the department in 1992. Cook was also the first woman to be promoted to assistant chief in 2007.
The department has about 900 firefighters. Less than 6 percent of them are women.
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Angela R. Cook's promotion Monday means she will be in charge of a staff of almost 100 people who oversee emergency services at Denver International Airport. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper said during Cook's swearing-in ceremony that she was promoted because she's a firefighter who "knows her job inside and out and just happens to be a woman."
Denver hired its first female firefighter in 1985 and Cook joined the department in 1992. Cook was also the first woman to be promoted to assistant chief in 2007.
The department has about 900 firefighters. Less than 6 percent of them are women.
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Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Capt./Chaplain Mike Petrosky on
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Congratulations to DIVISION CHIEF Angela R. Cook !! Way to go.
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