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Women comprise just 5.1 percent of all U.S. career firefighters. In San Francisco, 15.3 percent of the force is women, the highest percentage in the country.
Lt. Julie DeJarlais proudly wears her united women fire service shirt along with a Saint Florian pendant, the patron saint of fire fighters.SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 6: Lt. Julie DeJarlais passes a weight ball to Alix Desmole as DeJarlais shows off her work out gear at Station 13 in San Francisco, Ca. on December 6, 2019. (Photo by Amy Osborne for The Washington Post)
Probationary firefighter, Sasha Trofimova, prepares for truck 13 to be pulled back inside fire station 13 after performing a routine safety check in San Francisco.
Lieutenant Saade Magaly shows her rescue squad hat at fire station 13. Magaly is 1 of only 3 women to have ever worked on the rescue squad, an specialized division of firefighters whose job is search and rescue of people.