It includes Penny Rowntree's story of being the first female firefighter in the region.
A new exhibition will celebrate the story of the first female firefighters in West Yorkshire through a series of workshops and photo displays.
The story of Penny Rowntree, who became the first female firefighter in the region in 1987, at the age of 18, will be on display, alongside other women’s stories.Recalling her days of working at fire stations in Bramley, Wetherby and Gipton, she said: “I was working as a swimming instructor back in the late 1980s and I remember watching the first pilot showing of London’s Burning on the TV, which included a female firefighter.
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