Changing Faces of Wildland Firefighters

More and more women are joining the ranks

 

 

KGUN9 – These are the men and woman who put themselves in harm’s way.

They hike into the wilderness to fight fires as a team.

For years, those teams have been predominantly male, but more and more women are finding a spot on these crews.

See also  Fire Blackens Thousands of Acres in Nebraska

Topics

Subscribe to Our Monthly Newsletter

Stay in the loop with our wildland newsletter.

More and more women are joining the ranks     KGUN9 – These are the men and woman who put themselves in harm’s way. They hike into the wilderness to fight fires as a team. For years, those teams have been predominantly male, but more and more women are finding a spot on these crews. […]

Get The Wildland Firefighter Newsletter

Related Articles

Feds Now Want Employees on Leave to Help Fight Wildfires

Feds Now Want Employees on Leave to Help Fight Wildfires

Bob Timmons - Star Tribune (TNS) Wary of wildfire threats, the U.S. Forest Service is asking as many as 1,400 employees who left the agency in recent months to help fight wildfires this summer. The request is to employees who resigned amid the Trump administration’s...