What Are Your Views On Women Firefighters?

How do you see them in the line of fire? What are your opinions and veiws?

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Permalink Reply by stacey leal on January 23, 2011 at 10:42pm

Being a woman ff we do have to try twice as hard as a male. It makes me feel more driven then anything else. My motto for us woman is two words "NEVER WEAKEN"

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Permalink Reply by John L. VanAuken on January 23, 2011 at 10:45pm

This is a subject that tends to get peoples feathers ruffled. I personaly do not have a prob with women in the fire service. I know many women, that could out work a man, and have out worked me. The sad part is there are still a lot of men that think other wise, and that is a shame.

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Permalink Reply by WestPhilly on January 23, 2011 at 11:13pm

Said Brittany:

"...I'm just as capable of going out there and fighting fires alongside my fellow men firefighters as they are."

"Now, I haven't been on a call yet, but I have done some training."

Perfect.

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Permalink Reply by Gregory Borg on January 24, 2011 at 2:52am

That's funny, they don't let women soldiers on the first team.

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Permalink Reply by Judy on January 26, 2011 at 11:43pm

A wise male Chief once said to me (a female Chief) "I have a HUGE problem with female fire fighters, I have NO problem what's so ever with fire fighters who happen to be female!" I think that pretty much summarizes it for me, and I couldn't agree more.

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Permalink Reply by Sandro Kwestro on January 27, 2011 at 3:32pm

We have three woman at our station. Eventhough we always make jokes of them and fool them, they are hard workers and deeply respected by the guys.

As we say they're just one of the guys.

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Permalink Reply by Viktoriya Zamudio on March 10, 2011 at 6:48pm

We all look the same when we are in the turn outs and have our SCBAs on. And I think that is all that matters.

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Permalink Reply by Nick Shaffer on March 10, 2011 at 6:55pm

well my mom was a career firefighter and a officer at the end of her career, all i can say is my mom showed me is that women can hold their own one the fire ground

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Permalink Reply by steven on March 10, 2011 at 6:57pm

we have three lady firefighters on department of 30 they work just as hard as the men i have been in fires with all of them i trust them with my life it's not firemen it's firefighters

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Permalink Reply by Kirk D. Baughman on March 10, 2011 at 10:16pm

we have a few ladies on our deptarment and they do the same job as the men firefighters. it don't matter what sex you are when the alarm sounds. it's a job that you enjoy doing most of the time. you are there to help people when they need you.