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Molly Williams (fl. 1818) was the first known female, and first known black, firefighter in the United States. [1] An African American, she was a slave [2] of the New York City merchant Benjamin Aymar. She was affiliated with the Oceanus Engine Company #11 in lower Manhattan. During her time in the company, she was called Volunteer No. 11. [3]
The first female firefighter in the United Kingdom (Mary Joy Langdon) was recruited in 1976, [3] while the first in New Zealand (Anne Barry) joined in 1981. [4] Many fire departments required recruits to pass tough fitness tests, which became an unofficial barrier to women joining. This led to court cases in a number of countries.
Brenda Berkman (born 1951 [2]) is a pioneering female firefighter. She was the sole named class plaintiff in the federal sex discrimination lawsuit that opened the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) to women firefighters. [3] After she won the lawsuit in 1982, she and 40 other women became FDNY firefighters. [4]
Guiler launched her small business, Triple F (for Fierce Female Firefighter) Dolls in 2022. She said she created them to inspire young girls around the world to become firefighters themselves.
According to a report by the National Fire Protection Association, 17,200, or about 5%, of all firefighters in 2020 were women.. The Austin and Pflugerville fire departments have a higher ...
Trailblazing FDNY firefighter Regina Wilson took the stage at the 2019 MAKERS conference Thursday to speak with two female firefighters on the front lines in California: Kristina Kepner, battalion ...
In 1974, Brewer, then Judith Livers, joined the Arlington County Fire Department in Arlington, Virginia making her the nation's first female career firefighter. She was assigned to Fire Station 4 located in Arlington's Clarendon neighborhood.
Bloomington Fire Department Engineer Maddie Swaim waits to push the excess water as Capt. Stacey Mitchell works on cleaning the E-3 truck at Station 3 on Woodlawn Avenue on Monday, March 18, 2024.