When Salmon Arm firefighter Tammy Young gets home from practice or a call, she knows what to expect.

No matter the time, her whole family 91裸聊视频� sons 17 and 24, grandparents 81 and 82, and her husband will gather in the living room, waiting to hear how it went.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 beautiful. It was meant to be in this family,91裸聊视频� she says of firefighting.

Young has always known she wanted to be a firefighter. 91裸聊视频淎lways, always.91裸聊视频�

Her dream didn91裸聊视频檛 become a reality, though, until last summer.

She lives in Canoe and said she had driven by the sign 91裸聊视频楩irefighters wanted91裸聊视频� many, many times. She had always wanted to help people and she got to thinking, now that she was 42 and her boys were grown, maybe it was time.

She volunteered at the food bank but 91裸聊视频淚 knew I had more 91裸聊视频� more I wanted to be and do and give.91裸聊视频�

It also helped that someone overrode her self doubts and told her, 91裸聊视频榶es, you can do it.91裸聊视频�

She decided to go and see what it would be like.

From day one, she felt welcome.

91裸聊视频淓very part 91裸聊视频� the application, the meetings, the courses. Every part and every person sets you up for success.91裸聊视频�

She went to her first practice in August 2022.

91裸聊视频淚 fell in love with it from that moment. My very first practice I was welcomed as if I had been part of the family forever. The inclusion was I guess nothing I ever could have expected.91裸聊视频�

Asked if physical strength has been an issue, the answer is no. She said the job is very physical and you have to be fit, but there are techniques you are trained to use if, for example, you need to carry someone out a window.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 always safety first.91裸聊视频�

Young said she91裸聊视频檚 experienced no discrimination, only support and kindness.

91裸聊视频淣ot once have I felt anything other than pure sincere goodness.91裸聊视频�

Another woman works out of Hall 1 in Canoe with her, and 91裸聊视频渟he91裸聊视频檚 perfect, she treats me like a sister.91裸聊视频�

Young and her husband and grandparents were watching a movie when her first call came in.

Young threw the remote in the air and ran. She said she was scared by the alarm but not the call. She couldn91裸聊视频檛 contain her excitement.

91裸聊视频淚 always show my emotions on my face and I ran in with a big smile.91裸聊视频�

When she returned home, her family had paused the movie and was waiting for her.

91裸聊视频淚t was beautiful to see their excitement with me.91裸聊视频�

Young doesn91裸聊视频檛 hesitate when asked if she91裸聊视频檇 recommend firefighting to other women.

91裸聊视频淚 would really recommend it to women and to men. I truly believe there are so many women out there who would excel and absolutely love it. If you91裸聊视频檝e ever wanted and considered doing it, now is the time.91裸聊视频�

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Fire Chief Brad Shirley is equally pleased to see more female firefighters joining the Salmon Arm team. The department now has six women, three of whom are in the current recruit training program. Six is the most the department has seen.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e certainly fortunate to have them. They91裸聊视频檙e a great asset to our team,91裸聊视频� he said.

Along with Tammy Young in Canoe91裸聊视频檚 Hall 1 is Kendall Landry. In Hall 2 North Broadview are Jazmine MacMillan, Nathalie Augustin and Kelsey Gorgichuk. Ashley Boechler is in Hall 3 downtown.

For International Women91裸聊视频檚 Day, the Salmon Arm Fire Department is celebrating its female firefighters on Facebook.

91裸聊视频淲e recognize these incredible women of the Salmon Arm Fire Department for their ongoing commitment & dedication throughout each year, specifically on International Women91裸聊视频檚 Day, March 8th. Let91裸聊视频檚 all step forward and commit to #EmbraceEquity,91裸聊视频� reads a post on the department91裸聊视频檚 page.

#Embrace Equity is the International Women91裸聊视频檚 Day 2023 campaign theme. The aim, stated on the official website, is 91裸聊视频渢o get the world talking about Why equal opportunities aren91裸聊视频檛 enough. People start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action.91裸聊视频�

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is also recognizing the contributions of women 91裸聊视频� those who fight wildfires. Their video is below. Women from Salmon Arm are regularly part of the wildfire service, often training with Rapattack, which has its base in Salmon Arm.

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