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When Salmon Arm firefighter Tammy Young gets home from practice or a call, she knows what to expect.

No matter the time, her whole family 乌鸦传媒� sons 17 and 24, grandparents 81 and 82, and her husband will gather in the living room, waiting to hear how it went.

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Young has always known she wanted to be a firefighter. 乌鸦传媒淎lways, always.乌鸦传媒�

Her dream didn乌鸦传媒檛 become a reality, though, until last summer.

She lives in Canoe and said she had driven by the sign 乌鸦传媒楩irefighters wanted乌鸦传媒� many, many times. She had always wanted to help people and she got to thinking, now that she was 42 and her boys were grown, maybe it was time.

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It also helped that someone overrode her self doubts and told her, 乌鸦传媒榶es, you can do it.乌鸦传媒�

She decided to go and see what it would be like.

From day one, she felt welcome.

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She went to her first practice in August 2022.

乌鸦传媒淚 fell in love with it from that moment. My very first practice I was welcomed as if I had been part of the family forever. The inclusion was I guess nothing I ever could have expected.乌鸦传媒�

Asked if physical strength has been an issue, the answer is no. She said the job is very physical and you have to be fit, but there are techniques you are trained to use if, for example, you need to carry someone out a window.

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Young said she乌鸦传媒檚 experienced no discrimination, only support and kindness.

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Another woman works out of Hall 1 in Canoe with her, and 乌鸦传媒渟he乌鸦传媒檚 perfect, she treats me like a sister.乌鸦传媒�

Young and her husband and grandparents were watching a movie when her first call came in.

Young threw the remote in the air and ran. She said she was scared by the alarm but not the call. She couldn乌鸦传媒檛 contain her excitement.

乌鸦传媒淚 always show my emotions on my face and I ran in with a big smile.乌鸦传媒�

When she returned home, her family had paused the movie and was waiting for her.

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Young doesn乌鸦传媒檛 hesitate when asked if she乌鸦传媒檇 recommend firefighting to other women.

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Fire Chief Brad Shirley is equally pleased to see more female firefighters joining the Salmon Arm team. The department now has six women, three of whom are in the current recruit training program. Six is the most the department has seen.

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Along with Tammy Young in Canoe乌鸦传媒檚 Hall 1 is Kendall Landry. In Hall 2 North Broadview are Jazmine MacMillan, Nathalie Augustin and Kelsey Gorgichuk. Ashley Boechler is in Hall 3 downtown.

For International Women乌鸦传媒檚 Day, the Salmon Arm Fire Department is celebrating its female firefighters on Facebook.

乌鸦传媒淲e recognize these incredible women of the Salmon Arm Fire Department for their ongoing commitment & dedication throughout each year, specifically on International Women乌鸦传媒檚 Day, March 8th. Let乌鸦传媒檚 all step forward and commit to #EmbraceEquity,乌鸦传媒� reads a post on the department乌鸦传媒檚 page.

#Embrace Equity is the International Women乌鸦传媒檚 Day 2023 campaign theme. The aim, stated on the official website, is 乌鸦传媒渢o get the world talking about Why equal opportunities aren乌鸦传媒檛 enough. People start from different places, so true inclusion and belonging require equitable action.乌鸦传媒�

The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is also recognizing the contributions of women 乌鸦传媒� those who fight wildfires. Their video is below. Women from Salmon Arm are regularly part of the wildfire service, often training with Rapattack, which has its base in Salmon Arm.

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