Less than 5 percent of career firefighters are women, but a vanguard of female firefighters, paramedics and elected officials is pushing to make the profession more diverse.

First black female firefighter in Jacksonville Glenda Hopkins named the first black female and female firefighter in 1979. Hopkins told Action News she was determined to get to the top.

Kristine Larson and Jennifer Wilcox, longtime LAFD veterans, are part of a coalition of female firefighters in LA and advocates who are calling for LAFD Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas’ removal and ...

In 1991, Nancy Mulvihill was less than a year into her career as a firefighter, when she responded to a church carnival accident in Midlothian. Among those injured in the ride collapse, she found, … ...

Los Angeles female firefighters are calling for change within the Los Angeles City Fire Department at its highest level.

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.

Pittsburgh's Action News 4 uncovered, city officials, the firefighter's union and the bureau are actively working on a plan to use standardized tests, as part of an effort to encourage more women ...