Sixteen‑year‑old Anahis Gomez becomes the Sloatsburg Fire Department’s first female firefighter in its 103‑year history.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRIGHTON, N.Y. (WROC) — The Brighton Fire Department held its second annual Female Firefighter Field Day on Sunday. Through the ...

UNION, NJ – After a trailblazing 25-year career in the fire service, Union’s first female firefighter, Andrea Spriggs, has officially retired. Spriggs began her firefighting journey in East Orange in ...

MINDEN, WV (WVNS) – The W.I.L.D. Institute held their First Women’s Firefighter Weekend. This weekend united female firefighters from the area, as they took specialized training in ladder throwing, ...

The Brighton Fire Department is looking to add more firefighters to its ranks and is hoping to encourage more women to join ...

She’s making history as the first female fire captain at the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department. Her assignment this year is ...

A woman who was passed over for a job as a Ventura city firefighter is suing the city for gender discrimination, claiming that harassment, hazing and double standards prevented her from becoming the ...

Roughly 2 percent of the 280,000 firefighters across the country are women. In rural fire departments, the ratio is smaller. So, when a female firefighter reaches a ranking position, it is big news.