Women and girls can see firsthand what being a firefighter is like in September.
The Rochester Fire Department is hosting the first Women’s Expo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at the Olmsted County Public Safety Training Center.
The goal is to show women and girls that being a firefighter is a viable career choice.
“We hope this free expo gives area girls and women the chance to work together as a team and see that the job isn’t about how big you are but how big your heart is,” said firefighter Mandee Marx. “It’s about breaking the stigma that you have to be a certain size and gender to do this job.”
Participants will get the chance to go through the physical agility test that firefighters take before officially becoming a firefighter.