This fire department just made history with their first woman-majority graduating class

This fire department just made history with their first woman-majority graduating class

This fire department just made history with their first woman-majority graduating class This summer, for the first time in the department’s history, women outnumbered men in the Richmond Fire Department’s latest slate of new recruits.  For Captain Jamila Flowers, it’s a historic milestone.  “When I first came in, I was the 11th female hired,” Flowers, who joined the department in 2001, told WTRV Richmond in early July.  With more than two decades of experience under her “duty” belt, Flowers now works as the fire department’s training captain.  Through the years, she’s helped both men and women navigate the academy’s training.  “Back [in 2001], you know, this was not a sought-out field for females, and it still isn’t, but more and more we're seeing more and more females,” Flowers said. For Flowers, her department’s latest class stands out in particular: 59% of the 22 graduates were women.  “I was like, man, there's more females than it is males,” Flowers said. The backgrounds of the fre…