VIDEO: A group of local female firefighters are on the frontlines protecting life and property on a daily basis. They lift 70-pound ladders, endure the weight of heavy gear and scale dizzying heights without hesitation โ these are the women of Montgomery County’s many volunteer fire services. Last month, the fearless women were on the front lines of the massive four-alarm fire at SPS Technologies in Abington Township and played a crucial role in bringing the blaze under control. “We were involved in dropping a lot of lines for water and helping with the supply,” Lexi Wilmot-Shaw, a volunteer firefighter with the Flourtown Fire Company, said. According to the National Fire Protection Association, only 9% of firefighters in the United States are women.
