Brentwood celebrates first all-female fire engine company
From left to right, Brentwood Fire Department Engineer Rose Aldrich, Firefighter-Paramedic May Massie, and Engineer paramedic and Acting Lt. Robin Thorpe.
The Brentwood Fire Department announced a historic event in the department’s history when an all-female engine company took to the frontlines of firefighting duty for the first time. Though women have been a part of the department for years, this marked the first time an all-female team was working together on the same shift and same engine. Engineer paramedic and Acting Lt. Robin Thorpe, Engineer Rose Aldrich, and Firefighter-Paramedic May Massie made up the historic team. Only 18% of firefighters are women.