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TO A REMARKABLE FIRE HOUSE IN GEORGIA. HERE IS BLAYNE
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HOUSE IN GEORGIA. HERE IS BLAYNE ALEXANDER WITH THOSE
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HERE IS BLAYNE ALEXANDER WITH THOSE WHO SERVE.
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ALEXANDER WITH THOSE WHO SERVE. >> Reporter: AT FIRE
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WHO SERVE. >> Reporter: AT FIRE HOUSE ONE IN DECATUR,
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>> Reporter: AT FIRE HOUSE ONE IN DECATUR, GEORGIA, YOU MAY
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HOUSE ONE IN DECATUR, GEORGIA, YOU MAY NOTICE SOMETHING
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GEORGIA, YOU MAY NOTICE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
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NOTICE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. IN A FIELD DOMINATED
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DIFFERENT. IN A FIELD DOMINATED BY MEN, TONY
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IN A FIELD DOMINATED BY MEN, TONY WASHINGTON, VERA
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BY MEN, TONY WASHINGTON, VERA MORRISON AND ANNETTE
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WASHINGTON, VERA MORRISON AND ANNETTE LEAD THE ONLY FIRE
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MORRISON AND ANNETTE LEAD THE ONLY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE
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LEAD THE ONLY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE TOP
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DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE TOP THREE POSITIONS ARE
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COUNTRY WHERE THE TOP THREE POSITIONS ARE HELD BY WOMEN.
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THREE POSITIONS ARE HELD BY WOMEN. >> I OFTEN GET
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HELD BY WOMEN. >> I OFTEN GET QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU
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>> I OFTEN GET QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THREE WOMEN
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QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THREE WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER.
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KNOW, THREE WOMEN WORKING TOGETHER. >> Reporter: FOR
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WORKING TOGETHER. >> Reporter: FOR YEARS, THEY WORKED
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>> Reporter: FOR YEARS, THEY WORKED SEPARATELY, EACH THE
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YEARS, THEY WORKED SEPARATELY, EACH THE ONLY WOMAN IN THEIR
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SEPARATELY, EACH THE ONLY WOMAN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIRE HOUSE.
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ONLY WOMAN IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIRE HOUSE. ON THE LINE, NIGHT
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RESPECTIVE FIRE HOUSE. ON THE LINE, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT A TALL
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ON THE LINE, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT A TALL ORDER WHEN EVEN YOUR
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AFTER NIGHT A TALL ORDER WHEN EVEN YOUR CLOTHES ARE WORKING
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ORDER WHEN EVEN YOUR CLOTHES ARE WORKING AGAINST YOU.
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CLOTHES ARE WORKING AGAINST YOU. >> I WAS OFTEN IN HAND
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AGAINST YOU. >> I WAS OFTEN IN HAND ME DOWN CLOTHES OR
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>> I WAS OFTEN IN HAND ME DOWN CLOTHES OR HAND ME DOWN GEAR THAT
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ME DOWN CLOTHES OR HAND ME DOWN GEAR THAT WAS LIKE FOR A 5'10"
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HAND ME DOWN GEAR THAT WAS LIKE FOR A 5'10" MALE.
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WAS LIKE FOR A 5'10" MALE. >> RIGHT.
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MALE. >> RIGHT. >> Reporter: SO YOU'RE
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>> RIGHT. >> Reporter: SO YOU'RE DOING THIS IN GEAR
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>> Reporter: SO YOU'RE DOING THIS IN GEAR MADE FOR MEN?
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DOING THIS IN GEAR MADE FOR MEN? >> YES.
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MADE FOR MEN? >> YES. >> THAT GEAR ADDS
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>> YES. >> THAT GEAR ADDS ABOUT 45 TO 55 POUNDS
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>> THAT GEAR ADDS ABOUT 45 TO 55 POUNDS TO YOUR BODY WEIGHT.
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ABOUT 45 TO 55 POUNDS TO YOUR BODY WEIGHT. >> Reporter: EVEN
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TO YOUR BODY WEIGHT. >> Reporter: EVEN HEAVIER, THE WEIGHT OF
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>> Reporter: EVEN HEAVIER, THE WEIGHT OF BEING FIRST.
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HEAVIER, THE WEIGHT OF BEING FIRST. >> WE REPRESENT EVERY
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BEING FIRST. >> WE REPRESENT EVERY FEMALE FIREFIGHTER
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>> WE REPRESENT EVERY FEMALE FIREFIGHTER THAT'S OUT THERE.
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FEMALE FIREFIGHTER THAT'S OUT THERE. >> Reporter: AND
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THAT'S OUT THERE. >> Reporter: AND THEIRS IS NOT YOUR
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>> Reporter: AND THEIRS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL FIRE STATION
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THEIRS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL FIRE STATION WITH A RELAXATION POD,
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TYPICAL FIRE STATION WITH A RELAXATION POD, YOGA CLASSES AND
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WITH A RELAXATION POD, YOGA CLASSES AND COMRADERY THAT SETS IT
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YOGA CLASSES AND COMRADERY THAT SETS IT APART AND THE
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COMRADERY THAT SETS IT APART AND THE COMMUNITY IS TAKING
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APART AND THE COMMUNITY IS TAKING NOTICE.
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COMMUNITY IS TAKING NOTICE. TAKE A RECENT CAREER
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NOTICE. TAKE A RECENT CAREER DAY VISIT.
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TAKE A RECENT CAREER DAY VISIT. >> CHIEF MORRISON SAID
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DAY VISIT. >> CHIEF MORRISON SAID CAN FEMALES BE
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>> CHIEF MORRISON SAID CAN FEMALES BE FIREFIGHTERS?
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CAN FEMALES BE FIREFIGHTERS? THE ONE LITTLE GIRL
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FIREFIGHTERS? THE ONE LITTLE GIRL RAISED HER HAND AND
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THE ONE LITTLE GIRL RAISED HER HAND AND SAID NO, BUT THEY CAN
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RAISED HER HAND AND SAID NO, BUT THEY CAN BE CHIEFS.
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SAID NO, BUT THEY CAN BE CHIEFS. >> I THINK MORE
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BE CHIEFS. >> I THINK MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM IS
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>> I THINK MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM IS TO JUST SEE THAT
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IMPORTANT FOR THEM IS TO JUST SEE THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
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TO JUST SEE THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND AS LONG AS I'M
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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE AND AS LONG AS I'M HERE, WE WILL CONTINUE
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AND AS LONG AS I'M HERE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHATTER THE GLASS
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HERE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHATTER THE GLASS CEILING.
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TO SHATTER THE GLASS CEILING. >> Reporter: PAVING
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CEILING. >> Reporter: PAVING THE WAY FOR