Wearing 60 pounds of equipment, Jessica Vanegas on Tuesday became the first woman in 10 years to pass the physical agility test to become a Paulding County firefighter.
She’s expected to graduate the fire academy in two weeks, Channel 2 Action News reported.
And it’s a career the young woman told Channel 2 she’s wanted her whole life, while growing up in Paulding County. She told the television station she found inspiration in the rescuers who were always there for her brother, who was often ill. “They were always the calm when all the panic was going on, so I wanted to be there for somebody else during their time,” Vanegas said.