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• Ind. city hires 1st female FF in 30 years

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  Hammond Firefighter-Paramedic Jaclyn Seberger is the fourth woman to be hired by the department in its history

• Former deputy fire chief speaks out about whitewashed mural

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  Retired Boynton Beach Deputy Fire Chief Latosha Clemons, the department's first black female firefighter, questioned why she and a past chief were removed from the mural

• Ariz. captain dies of occupational cancer

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  Tucson Fire Department Captain Jacki deHaro had battled an aggressive form of lung cancer

• FDNY members show support for George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protesters

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  Dozens of FDNY members spoke in a demonstration on Sunday, and an FDNY engine honked in support of a group of protesters on Saturday night

• Fla. fire chief removed after public mural replaces black past chiefs with white faces

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  The city's public arts manager was also fired after images of the city's first black female firefighter and deputy chief and past chief were replaced

• FDNY promotes 2nd-ever female battalion chief

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  Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons has been with the department for 19 years and comes from a family of FDNY firefighters

• Fla. FD promotes first female engineer

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  Panama City Fire Engineer Amanda Scoggin said she would encourage more women to go into firefighting and have confidence that they can rise up the ranks

• Cleveland officials question low minority staff levels at public safety departments

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  Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city

• Orlando FD reveals plan to boost diversity, internal investigations in wake of controversies

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  The plan focuses on recruitment of women and minorities and includes changes to the agency's professional standards

• Colo. fire-rescue adopts master plan focused on hiring more women

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  Boulder Fire-Rescue seeks to increase its number of female firefighters from 7% to 25% within the next 10 years

• Former power lifter helping to recruit more women at Minn. fire department

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  Officials say Firefighter Sarah Reasoner's athleticism and passion make her the perfect role model to inspire female recruits

• Fired female FF claims she was belittled, forced to share hotel room with men

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  The firefighter is suing her former private employer for gender discrimination, saying she was mistreated by male colleagues and an executive

• Calif. engineer named ‘World’s Strongest Firefighter,’ first woman makes top 5

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  The strength competition, hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, helped raise money for California fire departments

• Former firefighter-paramedic files claim alleging gender discrimination

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  The former fire rescue employee's wrongful termination claim alleges she was unfairly singled out for her gender and social media use

• Phoenix fire chief announces breast cancer diagnosis

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  Chief Kara Kalkbrenner said she has a positive outlook and will continue to lead after recovering from surgery

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