Not many women fought California’s deadly fires. We spent a day at the station with some who did.

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Not many women fought California’s deadly fires. We spent a day at the station with some who did.
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'It’s not in my DNA to drive past fire.' Via thelilynews

of all U.S. career firefighters. Firefighting professionals attribute this discrepancy to a “bro-like” culture, which often disregards women’s needs; many stations lack separate showers or dorm rooms. On the supply end, 75 percent of women are equipped with ill-fitting gear. “That’s a safety issue,” says McDonald. “You’re giving them gloves like oven mitts and asking them to perform.”percent of the force is women, the highest percentage in the country.

Over the years, DeJarlais has perfected her morning routine; her alarm dings at 5:45 a.m., and she showers, pours coffee for the road, kisses her fiance goodbye and heads into the city in her electric Hyundai Kona — “because San Francisco,” she says. She’s at the station by 7 a.m., an hour early for her 24-hour shift.

This call is an EMT issue; a man collapsed during acupuncture. Every firefighter has EMT training, per department rules, and over 70 percent of 911 calls are medical. Desmole administers chest compressions until the ambulance arrives and stretchers him away. More calls follow: a few more building alarms, a diabetic person choking on a soda, a girl having difficulty breathing. Station 13 receives around 33 calls a day.

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