Alexis Ramanjulu is KGUN 9's Cochise County reporter. Send your story ideas to Alexis at [email protected].
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — According to the National Fire Protection Association, in 2020 9% of the firefighters in the U.S. were female, which is why Sierra Vista Fire & Medical Services is hosting a camp that will allow teen girls to learn what takes to be a firefighter.
“We’re so beyond excited for it,” said Engineer Paramedic for the department, Michelle Knodle. “It's all about the opportunity for everybody, you know, the excitement, the connection, the family life that's part of the fire service. It doesn't have to be just guys. There's a lot that we offer for the job.”
"I know a lot of younger females are scared," Knodle said."They think of firefighters, EMS, that kind of job, and they're not sure that they could ever do it. So we want to be able to show everybody that they can.”“It's a challenge, but at no point did anybody try to tell me that I couldn't do it," Knodle said."If I had struggles along the way, somebody would say, 'hey, let's help you'.
“If they've ever been interested in it, to show them that the females can do it," Knodle said."Even though we are a little bit smaller, there's 100% that we can do—all of the aspects of the job.”“Growing up and watching her do it, I feel like it was pretty cool and I just want to see what it was like,” Sunseray Rothbauer said.“Seeing all the women , okay, I can be them,” she said.
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