ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The 91st class of 65 new Orange County Fire Rescue recruits marks the department’s most diverse class in history.
Department officials say more than half of the members in the group are Hispanic, Black or Asian. Recruit Paris Nunn, a graduate of the University of Central Florida, is one of 19 women in the class.“I’ve done service my whole life.
I was in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia then I got into the fitness industry, so merging the two of service and fitness and having purpose is why I became a recruit,” Nunn said.[TRENDING: How to see the rare ‘Christmas Star’ | $900 billion COVID relief bill details | How many Floridians have been vaccinated]The National Fire Protection Association reports that women make up 4% of.