Many women strong
Subtitle: a handbook for women firefighters
By: prepared by Women in the Fire Service ; researchers & writers, Brenda Berkman, Teresa M. Floren, Linda F. Willing ; with assistance from Debra H. Amesqua ... [et al.].
Contributors: Berkman, Brenda.; Floren, Teresa M.; Willing, Linda F.; Women in the Fire Service (Organization); United States Fire Administration.; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Publisher: Women in the Fire Service
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Women fire fighters -- United States.; Women fire fighters -- United States -- Recruiting.; Fire fighters -- United States.
Other titles: Handbook for women firefighters; Handbook for women fire fighters
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-70).
"FA-195, 9/99"--P. [1] of cover.
This publication was prepared for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's U.S. Fire Administration under, Contract no. EME-5-4651.
Table of contents: title: Becoming a firefighter. Getting a job as a federal wildland firefighter; title: Volunteer firefighting; title: Firefighting : what the job is like; title: Seeing the whole job; title: Dealing with job discrimination and sexual harassment; title: Firefighter marriages and fire department policy; title: Firefighter reproductive safety issues; title: Child care and parenting issues for firefighters; title: Firefighter hair and grooming standards; title: Fire station facilities; title: Promotion; title: Women firefighters and aging.