Women fighting fires in Florida: Colleagues' support crucial

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Women fighting fires in Florida: Colleagues' support crucial

In this Sept. 19, 2020 photo provided by Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue, firefighters lieutenant Krystyna Krakowski, lieutenant Kelsey Krzywada, fire medic Julie Dudley, lieutenant (acting captain) Monica Marzullo and driver engineer Sandi Ladewskipose at their station in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Kodi Cabral/Courtesy of Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue via AP)
In this September 2020 photo provided by Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue, firefighters lieutenant Kelsey Krzywada and Driver Engineer Sandi Ladewski (Sitting opposite on the truck), Lieutenant Krystyna Krakowski, fire medic Julie Dudley and Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Monica Marzullo (standing in front of the truck) pose at their station in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Kodi Cabral/Courtesy of Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue via AP)
In this September 2020 photo provided by Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue, firefighters from left to right, Julie Dudley, Sandi Ladewski, Monica Marzullo, Krystyna Krakowski and Kelsey Krzywada pose at their station in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The women who made history by working an entire firefighting shift with no men are still thriving at their fire department in Florida months later. The members of the team at Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue say they've succeeded in a heavily male-dominated profession for a couple of reasons. One is that their male colleagues and supervisors have enthusiastically supported them. (Krystyna Krakowski/Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue via AP)

Women fighting fires in Florida: Colleagues' support crucial

In this Sept. 19, 2020 photo provided by Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue, firefighters lieutenant Krystyna Krakowski, lieutenant Kelsey Krzywada, fire medic Julie Dudley, lieutenant (acting captain) Monica Marzullo and driver engineer Sandi Ladewskipose at their station in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Kodi Cabral/Courtesy of Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue via AP)
In this September 2020 photo provided by Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue, firefighters lieutenant Kelsey Krzywada and Driver Engineer Sandi Ladewski (Sitting opposite on the truck), Lieutenant Krystyna Krakowski, fire medic Julie Dudley and Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Monica Marzullo (standing in front of the truck) pose at their station in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Kodi Cabral/Courtesy of Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue via AP)
In this September 2020 photo provided by Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue, firefighters from left to right, Julie Dudley, Sandi Ladewski, Monica Marzullo, Krystyna Krakowski and Kelsey Krzywada pose at their station in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The women who made history by working an entire firefighting shift with no men are still thriving at their fire department in Florida months later. The members of the team at Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue say they've succeeded in a heavily male-dominated profession for a couple of reasons. One is that their male colleagues and supervisors have enthusiastically supported them. (Krystyna Krakowski/Palm Beach Gardens Fire and Rescue via AP)