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Training Facility to hold free Women’s Fire Expo

Edina, Minn., May 7, 2010 –The Edina Fire Department has once again teamed with a number of area fire departments and the North Star Women’s Firefighters Association to bring the Women’s Fire Service Expo to Edina.

The expo will be held at the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility, 7525 Braemar Blvd., on Saturday, May 22, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

This free, half-day event is meant to give woman who have considered becoming firefighters an opportunity to network with local departments and other women firefighters, try out equipment and go through scenarios that they would face day-to-day as a member of a fire department such as tearing apart a car and putting out a structure fire.

“The number of women firefighters is constantly growing,” said Edina Fire Chief Marty Scheerer. “This expo gives women who might be interested in learning more about firefighting a pressure-free way to see what it’s like.”

Interested participants are asked to preregister online at www.nswfa.org .

Other sponsoring departments include Bloomington, Chanhassen, Cuyuna Range, Eden Prairie, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Savage, St. Louis Park and Victoria.

For more information on the Women’s Fire Service Expo, contact the City of Edina Fire Department at 952-826-0330 or visit www.nswfa.org.