Responding to a Fire Emergency

Female firefighters team up to hold and spray a nozzle into a porch roof.  Jackie-Michelle Martinez, part of Engine 275, is pictured here circa 2009 spraying water to put out a fire on the roof of a building.   Equipment used by firefighters is heavy and often requires the involvement of two co-workers in order to operate.

Read more about the female experience in the FDNY at LaborArts’ exhibit Women Firefighters in New York City.