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In this article for NPR, Kirk Siegler discusses the Geronimo Hotshots, a wildland fire crew composed of Apache tribe members. This is also available in audio format, linked below.
This article from NPR's "All Things Considered" covers Jeanne Pincha-Tulley, who was the first woman to become a Type 1 Incident Commander and lead efforts to fight wildfires.
This piece from NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" is a profile of the Chief Mountain Hotshots, an elite wildland fire fighting crew made up of Blackfeet tribe members.
This piece from NPR's "All Things Considered" covers LA's new fire magnet schools. These schools train young adults in the skills they'll need to pursue careers as first responders.
Here Leonard Lopate interviews Ginger Adams Otis, Regina Wilson, and Michael Marshall about diversifying FDNY and Adams Otis' book "Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York's Bravest" a history of diversity in FDNY.
The firefighting podcast Code 3, hosted by journalist Scott Orr, has several episodes about women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people in the fire service. These are linked below.
