Women In Fire
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A nationally interactive non-profit network that provides education, support and advocacy for women in the fire service.
07/17/2026
🎙️ The July Women in Fire Podcast is live on July 29th — and this one hits different.
Host Lisa Baker (Southwest Trustee) sits down with three guests from Phoenix Fire to dig into one of the most innovative peer support models in the fire service today.
Joining the conversation:
🔥 Dr. Kerry Ramell
🔥 Assistant Chief Riddle – Phoenix Fire, AZ
🔥 Captain Mike Saylor – Phoenix Fire, AZ
They're talking about CAR 20: Phoenix Fire's dedicated response unit available on all three shifts, 24/7, for calls that are traumatic in nature. How it works, how it integrates with their peer support program, and why it's a model worth paying attention to.
▶️ Listen starting July 29th: fireengineering.com/tag/women-in-fire/
Southeast Trustee Latosha Clemons has one message for you: get to Austin! 🔥
Join hundreds of fire service professionals at the Women in Fire International Conference: September 16-19, 2026 at the Kalahari Resort in Austin, TX.
Four days packed with hands-on training, leadership and EMS workshops, the Boots & Buckles networking event, and a 5K fun run - all in support of Women in Fire's mission to champion women's leadership in the fire and emergency services.
No excuses... register today at www.womeninfire.org.
President on assignment. 🔥
At the FDIC Women in Fire Elevate and Inspire Summit, President Rachael Staebell got a full-circle moment years in the making... a reunion with Anna, one of the girls she met at a girls' fire camp with Colorado Springs Fire Department back when Anna was just 13 years old.
In Anna's words: "Back then, you inspired me to join the fire service, along with all the incredible women who are teaching. It really showed me that you can do this, you're as capable as anyone else. It sparked my drive to go into the fire service."
That spark turned into a career. Anna became a firefighter in October 2025, and she was standing at FDIC to share that she'd just been named Rookie of the Year.
Rachael's response said it all: "I'm so pumped for you." Because moments like this, watching a 13-year-old camper become an award-winning firefighter, are exactly why we show up and do what we do.
This is the mission. This is why Women in Fire exists: to make sure girls know, as early as possible, that this path is open to them. And when it works, it looks like this.
Congratulations, Anna! Rookie of the Year, and just getting started!
Does your organization have strong policies? Strong practices? Or is it prioritizing one and hoping the other follows?
Past President Amy Hanifen makes the case that active bystandership and healthy culture depend on both working together: not just on the individual doing the right thing, but on the system built around them.
Policies set the framework and expectations. Practices carry them out through training, accountability, and the courageous conversations that hold it all together. One without the other doesn't work.
Give it a watch. ▶️
07/03/2026
Grateful to Alec Wons for sharing this on The Chief Exchange Podcast. Seven takeaways from President Rachael Staebell that hit different when you've lived them:
🔥 The fire service is the ultimate team sport
🔥 Someone has to be willing to go first
🔥 If it constantly feels like work, pay attention
🔥 Representation isn't optional, it's necessary
🔥 Pregnancy is not an injury
🔥 The people behind the scenes matter more than you think
🔥 Showing up is still the most underrated skill
When Rachael sits down for conversations like this, it's not just her story.
It's every woman in this industry who's ever wondered if there's a place for her at the table. Representation only works when someone is willing to be seen, and Rachael keeps showing up so our members can see what's possible for themselves.
This is exactly why Women in Fire exists. Leaders using their platform to open doors for the next generation of women in fire.
For the full conversations tune-in wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Learn more about the Chief Exchange Podcast at: https://conqueryourself.co/chief-exchange-podcast/
Hi, I’m Rachael. Being president of Women in Fire is one of the greatest honors of my career, and I do not take that lightly for one single day.
Here’s what I want you to know. Our board of directors, trustees, and state reps are not just names on a page. They are here for you. Actually here. Need resources? Website. Wondering what leadership training we’ve got cooking? Also the website. We built it so you’d use it, so please use it.
If you’re a member already, thank you! You are the reason this thing keeps moving!
If you’re not a member yet, I have questions, but I also have grace, because the future of Women in Fire is bright and I would genuinely love for you to be in it! We are delivering on fulfilling this mission, and we would rather do it with you than without you!
And don’t forget to join us at our international conference this September!
Come join us. 🔥
Membership: womeninfire.org
06/24/2026
PSA: our first room block at the Kalahari for Women in Fire International 2026 just sold out!!!
We added more rooms, but at this rate, we won't be shocked if those go too. If you want to be at the host hotel for Austin in September, this is your sign to stop scrolling and go book it!
📍 Kalahari Resorts, Austin, TX
🗓️ September 16-19, 2026
Register for the conference and book your room today: www.womeninfire.org
We want to save you a spot, but this one's on you. 😉🔥
Women in Fire President Rachael Staebell is always on the move! Catch her in this recent podcast!
06/20/2026
There's something worth sitting with about a company built on a single invention in 1919 still standing, still leading, more than a century later.
Bullard's Lexington office was a quick stop for our board this week, but it landed. Wells Bullard is the fifth generation to run a company that's been protecting workers since 1898, long before the fire service gave much thought to whether gear was built with women in mind at all.
Standing in a building full of that history, with a woman now deciding what comes next, says something about how far this industry has moved, and where it still has room to go.
Thank you to the Bullard Emergency Responder team for the welcome and the conversation. We're proud to call this a partnership. 🔥
06/19/2026
Galls has put real work into sizing and fit for women in this field, multiple fit options, a size range that actually reflects who's wearing the gear, not a one-size-down approach borrowed from men's lines.
Getting our board in front of Mike Fadden and his leadership team meant that work could go further. Specific feedback on what's working and what's still missing landed with people who can act on it, not just note it. We're grateful for the time, and for a team willing to keep building on what they've already started!
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