Encouraging Women in Fire Service

A recent article shared in the Daily Dispatch explored a specialized firefighting role in Indiana: the Indianapolis 500 Track Rescue teams, who respond to wrecks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Of the 120 firefighters on the at the IMS Track Rescue team, nine are women. The women interviewed in the article addressed their journey in fire service and the surprised responses they receive when people realize they are part of Track Rescue. To discuss strategies to recruit and encourage more women in the fire service, Chief Jeff Buchanan and Fire Headlines host Inanna Hencke connected with Captain Adrianne Ziyad and Deputy Chief Khalilah Yancey of Women in Fire, an advocacy group for female firefighters.