Our Mission

The mission of Golden State Women in the Fire Service is to support and encourage women in the fire service and introduce women to non-traditional career opportunities.

Training Opportunities

  • Five firefighters in uniform and helmets posing behind a crashed black Honda car with a shattered windshield, outdoors near a highway underpass.

    Auto Extrication

  • Two firefighters, one in a yellow uniform and helmet and the other in a yellow jacket with a black cap, are working together to cut through a wooden platform with a chainsaw during a training exercise outdoors.

    Chainsaw

  • Firefighters and emergency workers from Oakland Fire Department with a fire truck and an extended ladder on a cracked asphalt street near a waterfront area, with some personal belongings on the ground.

    Aerial Climb

  • Firefighters in yellow gear and helmets work together to open a reinforced door, with one using a crowbar, outside a building.

    Forcible Entry

  • Firefighters are practicing ladder rescue techniques outside a building with an open window. They are wearing helmets and safety gear.

    Ladders

  • Firefighters preparing their gear inside a fire station garage.

    Donning/Doffing PPE

Our Story

Golden State WFS was founded as a nonprofit to support HERo Fire Camps around the Central California region. We aim to bring together women in the fire service to network, mentor, and empower young women. Through our camps, we hope to inspire and improve the diversity and gender equity of the fire service and to empower women and non-binary as they move forward in life. 

Group of firefighters and volunteers posing with a fire truck and large ladder against a clear blue sky.