Information on the issues

Women in the Fire Service maintains information resources on a wide variety of topics relevant to women's work in firefighting and rescue operations. Our online information includes:

Reproductive health and safety issues for emergency personnel

Policy guidance against sexual harassment on the job

Information on recruiting women for firefighting jobs:

1. A pre-recruitment checklist

2. Getting the "big picture" of recruitment

3. The recruitment drive itself

4. Physical abilities test practice sessions

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Developing hair & grooming standards

Sample hair-length policies for firefighters

Women firefighters & firefighting protective gear

Fire station facilities for the workforce of the future

Managing a diverse fire service workforce

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Information on many of these issues is also available in two free handbooks from the U.S. Fire Administration. Click here for more information.