Rochester Fire Department's Women's Expo set for May
Apr. 2—ROCHESTER — The Rochester Fire Department is hosting the
Rochester Fire Department Women's Expo
on Sunday, May 19.
The free event offers girls and women a chance to experience firsthand that being a firefighter is a viable and rewarding career choice. The expo is being held from 12:30-6 p.m. at the Olmsted County Public Safety Training Center, 1515 50th St. SE, Rochester.
Women 16 years old or older are invited to register and attend the Expo, including those with previous or current fire experience. Lunch will be provided. All attendees are asked to wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes.
"We are excited to be offering the third annual Women's Fire Expo. It's an opportunity to see that the profession is open to all and that being a firefighter is about working together to serve the community," Firefighter Mandee Marx said in a statement announcing the event. "The Expo is really about breaking the stigma that you have to be a certain size and gender to do this job."
At the expo, participants get the chance to experience firsthand some of what firefighters do:
* Rappel from a three-story tower.
* Climb the 110-foot aerial ladder.
* Learn how to force open a door.
* Advance a hose line filled with water and spray water from the hose.
* Search for and rescue a victim.
* Learn how to extricate a person from a vehicle.
Attendees will also get the chance to go through the physical agility test firefighters have to take after they receive a conditional offer of employment.
To participate in this opportunity, please follow the registration link
here
. Registration is free and will be open through May 5. Questions can be directed to Firefighter Mandee Marx at
or 507-328-2800.
