{"id":3344,"date":"2018-07-14T20:12:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T20:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/fort-lauderdales-first-female-fire-chief-talks-about-being-a-trailblazer\/"},"modified":"2018-07-14T20:12:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T20:12:39","slug":"fort-lauderdales-first-female-fire-chief-talks-about-being-a-trailblazer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/tech\/fort-lauderdales-first-female-fire-chief-talks-about-being-a-trailblazer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Lauderdale&#8217;s first female fire chief talks about being a trailblazer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JtFfyhg_ic\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>South Florida native Rhoda Mae Kerr became Fort Lauderdale&#8217;s first female fire chief last week. She has held similar positions in Little Rock, Arkansas and Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Fort Lauderdale&#8217;s first female fire chief talks about being a trailblazer<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Fort+Lauderdale%27s+first+female+fire+chief+talks+about+being+a+trailblazer&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Fort Lauderdale's first female fire chief talks about being a trailblazer - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpoststar.com%2Fnews%2Fstate-and-regional%2Fellen-ash-peters-first-female-chief-justice-of-connecticut-supreme-court-dies-at-94%2Farticle_96f22447-42e7-5fc6-9f87-6ed0f9678090.html&amp;c=15636680735135295493&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhat a trailblazer she was!\u201d the current chief ... first female faculty member, according to the university. Peters also became the first woman to earn tenure at Yale Law School, in 1964 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kare11.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fbreaking-the-news%2Fgolden-valley-names-states-third-female-fire-chief%2F89-dd9bcc33-ea53-45d5-b4c7-fe7508d6c58d&amp;c=3468864234874695193&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGolden Valley makes history naming the state's third female fire chief\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time, a woman is leading the Golden Valley Fire Department. Chief Bethany Brunsell was ... and Minnesota sports talk from our partners at Locked On Minnesota.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.seacoastonline.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F04%2F19%2Fbiddeford-sanford-maine-fire-chief-raymond-ray-parent-death-mourned%2F73368234007%2F&amp;c=17183737671910383308&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA lifetime of service: Sanford\u2019s beloved Fire Chief Ray Parent remembered\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Standing on the sidelines, watching the scene as Wells firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, was Sanford Fire Chief Raymond ... 15 and he was 16. Their first dance together was in ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fcolorado%2Fnews%2Fdenver-fire-chief-deputy-chief-division-chief-collected-90-hours-comp-time-connected-firefighters-death%2F&amp;c=6517407699162165190&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDenver fire chief, deputy chief and division chief collected nearly 90 hours of comp time connected to firefighter's death\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Denver Fire Department ... commanders being awarded comp time, also saying he was commissioning an independent investigation into what has been happening. Although Chief Fulton refused ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wane.com%2Fnews%2Findiana%2Fsouth-bend-fire-department-appointed-its-first-ever-female-captain%2F&amp;c=7732304819362239722&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSouth Bend Fire Department appointed its first-ever female captain\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>He\u2019s seen Tibbs grow as he was her former battalion chief. When Buchanon first started with the South Bend Fire Department, there were no female firefighters. Now, Tibbs is being promoted and ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcmiami.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffort-lauderdale-synagogue-fire-arson-hate-crime-charges%2F3288682%2F&amp;c=613995728025305760&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMan facing arson, but not hate crime charges, in Fort Lauderdale synagogue fire\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A man is facing arson but not hate crime charges in connection with a fire at a Fort Lauderdale synagogue last ... The charges include first-degree and second-degree arson, felony criminal ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democratandchronicle.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2024%2F04%2F18%2Ffemale-firefighters-brighton-fire-department-field-day%2F73339179007%2F&amp;c=9439901955961083101&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTry search-and-rescue maze at Brighton Fire's first Female Firefighters Field Day\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brighton firefighters are hosting the department's first-ever Female Firefighter ... to encourage people to consider being firefighters,\" Metzger said. The fire department emphasizes to potential ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2F2024%2F04%2F17%2Fellen-ash-peters-dead-connecticut-supreme-court-justice%2F&amp;c=7493979425152001729&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dead at 94\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhat a trailblazer she was!\u201d the current chief ... first female faculty member, according to the university. Peters also became the first woman to earn tenure at Yale Law School, in 1964 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfsb.com%2Fvideo%2F2024%2F04%2F18%2Fellen-ash-peters-cts-first-female-chief-justice-dead-94%2F&amp;c=9278183472504008598&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Ash Peters, CT\u2019s first female Chief Justice, dead at 94\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>When your tax refund hits your bank account\u2014it can be tempting to go on a shopping spree. However, it\u2019s important to remember where that money came from. A group of children in Deep River ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfsb.com%2F2024%2F04%2F18%2Fellen-ash-peters-cts-first-female-chief-justice-dead-94%2F&amp;c=3912770646830605377&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Ash Peters, CT\u2019s first female Chief Justice, dead at 94\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - The Honorable Ellen Ash Peters, who was Connecticut\u2019s first female Chief Justice, has died. She was 94 years old. Peters was a trailblazer in her field, becoming the first ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fellen-ash-peters-first-female-chief-justice-connecticut-supreme-court-dies-94&amp;c=14817150512699073536&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"What a trailblazer she was!\" the current chief ... first female faculty member, according to the university. Peters also became the first woman to earn tenure at Yale Law School, in 1964. After ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663876f48d2047498749d18cb54575ae&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fap-ned-lamont-new-york-city-germany-berlin-b2530535.html&amp;c=12283292001845391872&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEllen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhat a trailblazer she was!\u201d the current chief ... first female faculty member, according to the university. Peters also became the first woman to earn tenure at Yale Law School, in 1964 ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Florida native Rhoda Mae Kerr became Fort Lauderdale&#8217;s first female fire chief last week. She has held similar positions in Little Rock, Arkansas and Austin, Texas. 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