Fighting fires a family tradition for these Olympia women

  • Source: king5.com
  • Published: 11/22/2017 12:00 AM

When three-year-old Callaway Norwood visits his grandma's house, he expects two things: a satisfying bowl of Cocoa Krispies and fire trucks. Lots of fire trucks. Toy fire trucks and videos of fire trucks. Typical boy you might think. Only in this family, it's not just the boys who love fire trucks. In 1992, long before she was anyone's grandma, Debbie Powers became just the third woman to fight fires for the City of Olympia. “People would say ‘Oh you're a fireman?’ and I would go ‘Oh Yeah’,” Powers said. “Fireman, Fire Woman. It didn't matter. I was just happy to be here, to be part of this team, part of this family. Call me whatever you want.” Jenna Norwood was proud of her mom, even when she showed up in class dressed up as Sparky the Fire Dog.



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