RFS recruitment and demo day for women

By Christine Speelman
Updated April 29 2016 - 5:11pm, first published April 28 2016 - 12:00am
Members of the Rural Fire Service South West Slopes Zone women's working group Lizzie Butt from the Monteagle brigade, Ruth McDevitt of Cootamundra brigade, South West Slopes Zone District Support Brigade captain Louise Livermore and Nikki Pethers of the support brigade busily preparing the recruitment and demonstration day set down for April 30.
Members of the Rural Fire Service South West Slopes Zone women's working group Lizzie Butt from the Monteagle brigade, Ruth McDevitt of Cootamundra brigade, South West Slopes Zone District Support Brigade captain Louise Livermore and Nikki Pethers of the support brigade busily preparing the recruitment and demonstration day set down for April 30.

Fifty years ago it certainly wasn't a common sight to see a woman pull on a yellow uniform, hop on a fire truck and head out to fight a fire.

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