March is National Women's History Month, and Wednesday was monumental day in King County. The first woman has been appointed the title fire chief at Mountain View Fire & Rescue. FOX13
Dawn Judkins took her oath and was appointed as Mountain View's new fire chief.
In fire departments, the number of men largely tower over the number of women. That's slowly changing. "I always wanted to downplay that it wasn't a big deal," said Capt. Cathy Browning with Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. "It matters that we can do our job well. It doesn't matter if we are a man or woman, but as I have grown older, and have just gained more experience in seeing the few women that are really in the grand scheme of certain departments, I do think it's monumental.
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