North Carolina Fire Department Hires First Female Firefighter In 7 Years

This North Carolina fire department hires it's first female firefighter in 7 years. Meet Heaven Henning. This 19 year old woman is Morganton Public Safety's newest firefighter. She is the city of Morganton's first full time female firefighter since 2017.

Heaven got her start way back in high school. Of course it wasn't all that way back for Morganton's newest full time female firefighter. She got involved in the fire academy while getting her diploma. She even became a firefighter at Triple Community Fire Department. She says this in a statement to wsoctv.com, “For me, it has always been the service aspect that I enjoy. I want to help people in any way that I can”.

Henning also encourages other women to enter male dominated fields. “If you listen to what you know is right that this is your dream you can do anything you really want to do,” according to wsoctv.com. Engineer Jose Bao had this to say about Morganton's new firefighter, “She’s what we’re looking for in a firefighter, Highly motivated, wants to do the job and wants to learn. And those are the biggest things you need as a firefighter.”

Henning has a little more training to go. She has her certification as a firefighter but will undergo an additional 240 hours of training. Being a volunteer lit the fire for Heaven Henning. “Just being around the camaraderie, and the training, and just how much they love their job, and just seeing people love what they do,” a quote published by wsoctv.com.

This North Carolina fire department hires it's first female firefighter in 7 years. She is opening the door for more to follow. And setting an example for young girls that you can make your way in a male dominated field. On her days off she is still helping people working part time with Burke EMS and continues to work as a volunteer firefighter in Drexel.

Several sections of seats were destroyed at Denver, Colorado's Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday afternoon due to a fire. The fire  started around 2:15 p.m. in the northeast corner of the stadium, according to local news outlet Fox31. Today reports that the fire started in a suite and then spread from there.

According to ESPN, the Denver Fire Department responded at about 2:15 p.m. local time to a fire that began in a construction zone in that part of the stadium, and it was under control in about a half hour. 75 firefighters were on the scene. Investigators have not said what caused the fire.

ESPN says that a stadium tour was underway at the time, and the group, as well as employees who were working in that part of the stadium, was evacuated from the stadium. No injuries were reported.