LAFD aims to recruit more female fire fighters
By Sarah Zahedi, Posted 11/5/14
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The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors met this morning to recommend that the human relations department recruit more women to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Currently, only three percent of firefighters working for LAFD are women. At LAFD's Station 13, firefighter Margaret Stewart is proving that the job isn't just for men.
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