Dozens of young girls got 'fired up' this weekend and learned all about what it takes to become a firefighter in El Segundo.
"I really want women and girls to know if you see it, you can be it," said El Segundo Fire Chief Deena Lee, who holds the title of the South Bay region's first female fire chief.Dozens of young girls got "fired up" this weekend and learned all about what it takes to become a firefighter in El Segundo as the city's fire department held its all-girls fire camp event.
"Women firefighters across the country are less than 5%, and in this area, it's only 3% women firefighters, so we'd like to see future firefighters that are women that look like us," said Lee.
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