By Jessica Wolfrom Examiner staff writer • September 13, 2021 3:30 pm - Updated September 15, 2021 7:13 pm
“So many of them this time around said… ‘we’re going to be firefighters,’” said San Francisco Fire Capt. Julie Mau. “Just very, very self-assured, very determined.”National Fire Protection Association “There’s just not a critical mass of women,” said Corrinne Bendersky, a UCLA professor who researches diversity, equity and inclusion in firefighting. “The sense of isolation is just a numerical reality in most departments.”
High-schoolers attending First Alarm camp at the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department facility in Pleasanton participate in firefighting training exercises.
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