VIDEO: The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is making history with its first-ever father-daughter duo.
Captain Gordon Wolcott pinned his daughter, Raechel Elhers at a ceremony back in March, officially welcoming her to SFD. He said he always knew she would one day follow in his footsteps.
“I know from her personality that she would do it or die trying,” Wolcott said. “She was highly athletic and aggressive and those are two of the biggest requirements for this.” Wolcott first joined SFD back in 1992 when Raechel was just seven years old.
“All of a sudden, I have all these uncles that are not actually my uncles, but it’s like 'Oh, Uncle Mike is coming over, Uncle Ben is going to be here to help with this, just a huge family coming together,'” Raechel said.