Tolland Fire Department Hires First Female Career Firefighter

It's a history-making hire during Women's History Month, as the Tolland Fire Department makes a special staffing announcement.

This week, the fire department says that Julia Meyer was hired as a Public Safety Officer/Firefighter/EMT. The hiring was made official at the end of 2022.

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According to the fire department, this makes Meyer the first woman to serve as career firefighter for the town.

In a post on social media, Tolland Fire shared that Meyer served in student Explorer and volunteer roles with the department as far back as 2015.

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In addition to being the first woman to hold the position, Tolland Fire says she is the department's 29th career Public Safety Officer/Firefighter/EMT.