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Comment by Kenneth Young on July 3, 2010 at 2:16am

Hello to the group. I am new to the website. My dept is a volunteer dept. Out of 14 active members 4 are female. Our Asst Chief is a female and a fulltime FF in a different dept. I don't have any problem at all with female FF's and don't see why anyone would.

Comment by Jessica Edmonds on June 21, 2010 at 2:07pm

Hello from Hankamer Texas

Comment by Thomas Green on June 18, 2010 at 3:30pm

My feeling about female FF is simple. If you can pack up an go inside its all good. I've had several females who been my partner inside an did an awesome job, an let nothing bother them "First In--Last Out" Once a FF always a FF

Comment by Rebecca Hickmott on June 16, 2010 at 9:08pm

im an explorer at genesee station 1 and I'm the only female thier so i know what its like to be in a male domanated world you just have to show them that you know what your doing and that you can handle it

Comment by Aimee Johnson on June 16, 2010 at 3:29am

@ J Rivers...I went through the same thing with my first department. It seemed the only reason they put me on was to do the secretarial and fundraising duties. My mistake was that I kept quiet and let them do it to me. When I changed departments, I decided not to let it happen again. I spoke up and let them know that I wanted to be a firefighter and not a secretary. Where I had to step up is to do any and everything the guys did and not hold back on anything. I found my limitations and worked around them. When the guys tried to do something for me, I would push them back and continue myself...this mainly being in the station. If you don't first show them that you can work beside them inside the firehouse, they will never respect you on scene.

Hope this helps!

Comment by Jessica Vandeman on June 7, 2010 at 9:55am

Hello to everyone from Ashland, Nebraska!!!

Comment by sue thiel on May 18, 2010 at 1:26am

hello from central New Jersey!

Comment by Michael Bird SR on May 17, 2010 at 2:40pm

hello from north carolina

Comment by Jessica Gaffney on April 6, 2010 at 10:58am

Hello to everyone from Upstate New York : )

Comment by Gabrielle Underhill on April 5, 2010 at 9:02am

hello from NJ.

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