Fresno Fire Department ignites change in male-dominated profession
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The Fresno Fire Department currently has five female firefighters and a female fire chief.
In a few years, all six are planning to retire. Before they do, they're igniting a change in the male-dominated profession.
Chief Kerri Donis has served with the department for nearly two decades and says the perception that women can't be firefighters is in the distant past.
"We have broken a lot of barriers and shown that we can do the job just like anyone else," Donis said.
In 2019, the department launched an aggressive campaign to recruit more women, including a one-day girls empowerment camp.