A Wisconsin firefighter has been a trailblazer of sorts for more than two decades now. But her unique claim to fame isn't as unique anymore.
And she is just fine with that.
Back in 1999, Jamie Lenzner took an oath: an oath to protect and serve the community of Antigo. If you take a closer look at some pictures from back then, it won't be hard to pick her out because she was the only woman in her class. In fact, she was the first woman to become a part of the fire department there. “Being a female you know you are going to be the minority. In college, I was the only female. Each semester there is usually one girl, so you kind of anticipate being the minority,” Antigo fire department Lt. Lenzner says.
However, that didn’t stop her from pursuing a career she loved. She became a part of the fire family and held her own performing on the job.
“The firefighters in the 80s were these big burly men; that is not the case anymore. That is not the case ever,” Lenzner says.