Cindy Conrad is the first woman to be appointed fire chief in South Lyon. Conrad has served with the South Lyon Fire Department since 2014, rising through the ranks from firefighter to captain.

Jaclyn Seberger, 29, of Lowell, is only the fourth female to be hired by the department in its history — and the first to be hired since 1990.

Kelly Ramsey fought California's first gigafire as a member of a Hotshot crew in the state. Her new memoir chronicles her experiences on that blaze — and other major conflagrations.

Female Hotshot firefighter brings California mega blazes to life in moving memoir. Laurie Hertzel. June 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM. Copied; Fire changes whatever it encounters.

06/04/2025 June 4, 2025. Carmen Stevens has turned her childhood dream into a winemaking legacy. And as South Africa's first Black female winemaker, she has permanently reshaped the country's wine ...

Fire changes whatever it encounters. Burns it, melts it, sometimes makes it stronger. Once fire tears through a place, nothing is left the same. Kelly Ramsey wasn’t thinking of this when she joined ...

LAGOS, NIGERIA - Solo female biker, Omolewa Adesuyi also known as Mama Spade has boldly challenged societal norms with her Ride for Unity through Africa. With her courageous journey, she hopes to ...

A wreath in remembrance of Brenda Cowan, Lexington’s first Black female firefighter who died on duty in 2004, was placed in front of the Lexington Fallen Firefighter’s Monument at Phoenix Park ...

Lexington’s first Black female firefighter honored on 20th anniversary of her death. Cowan had just been promoted to lieutenant when sheresponded to a domestic violence call in south Lexington.

Firefighter’s Local 5259 Union Secretary Bryant Miller referenced Indiana law 36-8-3-4.4, saying, “If the member is subject to criminal charges, the board may place the member on ...