DEPTFORD, N.J. - "You can do anything you set your mind to!" That's the message female firefighters in Deptford are hoping to spread.
As Women's History Month comes to a close, it's fitting that Saturday's shift at the Deptford Fire Department featured a company staffed by all women.
It's a sight not often seen in the male-dominated field. "It’s very rare, very rare. I mean, we’ve had obviously a couple of us on duty for duty crews together, but this is the first time we’ve done a truck of just females running the station.""We run duty crews in Deptford and they are typically a five-person crew., Jennifer Smith said. "We can add in a junior.
so today we have five females and one junior member."Deptford Fire Department has been around for more than 100 years. but this has always been a family business, according to mother-daughter duo Megan & Debbie Thelen."This is great, this is family affair for us.