VIDEO: A female force with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue is busy fighting fires and misconceptions, and they want everyone to see them, on the rig and at the station, to help encourage women to see the fire service as a career option.
When we’re young, we aspire to be what we see around us, but how can you aspire to be something you don’t see?
“Thinking back to when I was a little girl, I didn’t think this was something I could ever do,” said Jocelyn Lamoreau. “If I went back and met young me, she would be absolutely floored this became a reality, and this is the career that we chose.”
A young Lamoreau never saw firefighting in her future, that’s why literally seeing the female force of her department is so important.
“I hope to make the young girls out there proud, when they see me on a fire engine and they think, ‘That will be me, that can be me,’” Lamoreau said.