MISSION
Women in Fire’s mission is to support and empower women in the fire and emergency services. Through training, advocacy, and networking, we aim to enhance female leadership and participation, making the fire service community stronger and more inclusive.
VISION
Creating a fire service community where everyone thrives and can contribute their unique perspectives and skills to ensure safety and resilience for all.
PLEDGE
I pledge to respect my fellow firefighters, female and male, regardless of their ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or creed. I recognize that I have a responsibility to my fellow firefighters as comrades and as human beings. I promise from this day forth to try to understand them and accept them, regardless of the differences that exist between us. I promise never to defame or make a derogatory remark about another member of the fire service or to be party to such practices, and I will stop them from occurring whenever possible. We recognize that there is strength in our unity and that while our differences make us unique, we do share the common goal of being the best we can in our chosen career.
The Women in Fire Pledge was written by Christine Richie-Myers of the Oakland, California Fire Department, and adopted at the WFS conference in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1989.