In this FirefighterNation.com article, learn about the PPE challenges women firefighters face in the fire service.

Rayliene Thompson is a 28-year-old volunteer firefighter in Nova Scotia ... and I learned early on that bunker gear over a dress is not comfortable! My department is very supportive, and I ...

She became the first female firefighter there in 1992 ... Burnt out, Lenoir put away her bunker gear for good in May 2011 when she retired. These days, Lenoir works as a hostess at Gates BBQ ...

(KCTV) - The first Black female firefighter in Kansas City ... private bunk rooms and women’s cut bunker gear, we honor the challenges and sacrifices they endured,” KCFD said in its release.

Carolyn Mitchell, Kansas City’s first Black female firefighter ... and women’s cut bunker gear, we honor the challenges and sacrifices they endured.” James Garrett, a former deputy chief ...

She was one of the first two women to join KCFD back in 1977 and the city’s first Black female firefighter ... and women’s cut bunker gear, we honor the challenges and sacrifices they endured.

The researchers also found female firefighters have much higher levels of flame retardants, which are also carcinogenic, in their bodies. Manufacturers add PFAS to firefighter turnout gear and ...