As Australia continues to deal with devastating bushfires, a female firefighter has made headlines for her inspirational response to the dangerous nature of her work. In pregnancy, a woman’s ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In 1992, the Minneapolis Fire Department made history when it staffed the first all-female crew. By 2002, women made up 15% of the department. But now that pace has slowed.

At that point I had no desire to do anything within the fire department. My dad never knew a female firefighter, never worked with a female firefighter. He didn't think it was possible.” ...

Becky Brown, 39, has worked her way up the ranks in the service, and is now the most senior female operational firefighter in County Durham. Last year, she told gave a talk at the school attended ...

“I still remember the day I got my uniform,” Kanhekar, who is India’s first female firefighter, says with a smile. Born and brought up in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, Kanhekar says that she never ...