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• NJ fire dept. promotes its first female lieutenant

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  Angelina Tirado said she hopes “to continue moving up” in the Clifton Fire Department

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  Kan. fire dept. hires first female firefighter in its 141-year history

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  Cadie-Marie Stapleton, 18, of Galena, has changed the course of history, becoming the first female volunteer firefighter with the Galena Fire Department

• Fla. fire chief actively recruiting women to join firefighting ranks

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  The push for more women in the fire department is being driven by Fire Chief Doug Riley

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  Fire dept. staffs shift with all female firefighter crew

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  Spokane Fire District 10 hit a milestone by organizing the all-female crew, which was the first time it had been done in the city

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  Anchorage Fire Dept. promotes first female fire chief in city’s history

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  Chief Jodie Hettrick hopes to encourage other women to become first responders

• Film about female inmate firefighters set to be produced

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  “Firefighters,” a film based on the New York Times article “The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires,” will star actress Margot Robbie

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  Wash. fire dept. reviews efforts to address gender bias

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  "There is some progress with some of these issues, but it is extremely slow," an anonymous Vancouver Fire Department firefighter said

• Watch: Female firefighters share challenges, value of inclusive culture

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  The video features women who attended WTREX, a training exchange that helps advance participants’ qualifications for wildland fire operations

• Chicago Fire Dept. paramedics sue city for pervasive sexual harassment

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  The 57-page suit alleges the city has failed to deter a long-standing, pervasive culture of sexual harassment throughout the department’s firehouses and facilities

• NY approves gender-neutral titles for fire, police jobs

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  The State Assembly approved a bill that would replace "fireman" and "policeman" with "firefighter" and "police officer"

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  Female firefighter: 'We're assumed incompetent'

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  Researchers studied the experiences of 30 female firefighters, and a majority of the women said they faced a double standard

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  W.Va. fire chief makes TIME’s top 100 influential people list

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  Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader, who was recently featured in the Netflix documentary “Heroin(e),” was recognized for raising awareness about the opioid crisis

• Girl Scouts try their hand at firefighting skills

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  Fifteen Girl Scouts from different troops around the state traveled to Bloomington to participate in Camp Courage Miss Firefighter

• Fla. firefighter back to work after winning pregnancy discrimination suit

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  Tanja Vidovic returned to the Tampa Fire Department after winning a $245,000 lawsuit against the city for terminating her because she was pregnant

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  Fla. county commissioner demands more fire dept. diversity

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  Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May prompted discussion on how to increase fire department diversity after raising concerns

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