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Female Firefighters in the Media

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SA Firey:
GOLD  8-)

Blue:

--- Quote from: pipster on February 23, 2007, 05:29:06 PM ---On the other hand, taking the women who have joined, and lining them up in the media, often paraded around with the heirachy - along with comments which basically mean "look at us, we have women" - and thereby keeping those higher up the line happy, by "fullfilling" their Equity & Diversity requirements (or at least, it looks like it does, whether or not the service in question actually means it) - is not necessarily a helpful thing.   I am not referring to any specific service /brigade in the comment.

Particularly in areas that have very low numbers of female firefighters, taking the only female fire fighter in the area, and holding her up to the media is sometimes lining the female up to be shot (figuratively speaking).

I much prefer to see publicity about the fire service (whichever one it is) which has pictures which show the firefighters, some of which just happen to be women... or a relevant comment from a fire fighter, who just happens to be a female...

In this way, it is less of lining up the females to be shot, makes it more of a normal thing to have a female depicted - no hype, just that there happen to be male & females in the photo / publicity.

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Yeah Pip, couldn't agree more.

5271rescue:
I think if you look around the state CFS does have a large number of female firefighters I am sure pip may have the numbers some where,I am all for females and would fully support anyone one male or female that wishes to join. Having said that I am also aware of a number of brigade's who still will not allow females onto the fireground as the OIC of that brigade he feels, females place is in the kitchen or radio room.  So as you can see from day one a female is going to hit the wall until these so called leaders are removed or that other members of the brigade do something.

For the record Naracoorte brigade has 7 female firefighter and all are able and willing to get in there and help,3 have just done BFF1 and are looking forward to a life in the CFS...

Blaze:
Hi all,
 I'm new to the CFS I have only been in for 5 months, since then I have been very welcomed to my brigade and they got me straight stuck into learning the ropes. I even got to go on a strike team to the Mount Bold fire which was a great learning curve.

I luv firefighting! Unfortunately because of work I have to move from the Riverland back to Adelaide. So I'm looking for a new brigade to join :-D
But am looking forward to meeting new fireys!

As a female in the CFS Its been pretty good they put me right where the fire is!
"Put the wet stuff on the hot stuff"

Blaze

Hicksflat14:

--- Quote ---Who cares what sex the fire fighters are
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Obviously equal opportunity people http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21285614-2682,00.html

Its because of that that there are programs such as this in government organisations. Without it would there be any fulltime female firefighters in the MFS?
So why not start advertising that the MFS have female firefighters by focusing on the number in Mt Gambier which has more than other stations. If it gets females attention and attracts them to the service (even if they start as retained before moving to fulltime) then im sure it will satisfy the government and those who cry for equal opportunities.

It therefore should be asked that as a female firefighter in the MFS Blue, do you support the removal of this program meaning that you and other females would (if you wanted to become a fulltime firefighter) have to fight for a place against the many hundreds of males that apply for what is a physically demanding job and therefore, in most cases, would make it extremely difficult for women to join and entirely possible that none would "make the grade".

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