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

5. Taking the CPAT: One woman's experience

Important: Your input needed on the CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test)

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

Also see our online collection of articles from our print newsletter, and information on free handbooks from the U.S. Fire Administration covering these issues.