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    Women's Responder Group Welcomes New, Honors Former, Prez

    Feb. 16, 2015
    The International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services (i-Women) is welcoming a new President, Angela Hughes. It is also saying farewell to past president Laura Baker.
    Related To: International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services

    Fairfax, Va. – The International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services (i-Women) is welcoming a new President, Angela Hughes. It is also saying farewell to past president Laura Baker. Hughes was previously the Eastern Division Trustee for i-Women for the 2013-2014 term.

    Hughes is currently a Fire Lieutenant with the Baltimore County Fire Department in Maryland. She began her passion with the fire service at the age of sixteen as a volunteer with the local fire department. Her professional career began in 1989 as a Paramedic with the Baltimore City Fire Department. Her experience includes functioning as a Paramedic/Firefighter, Fire Specialist and Fire Marshall. Encompassing strong enthusiasm for public education and the community, i-Women is planted in capable new hands.

    “ i-Women is not just for women; it is an inclusive organization of dedicated women and men whose values coincide," Hughes said. "Whether being a mentor, leader or serving on the line, we are a fire service family. Women and men may approach various situations differently, but the end goal is the same, providing the best service to our community.” 

    The members of i-Women look forward to the future with Angela, as they send-off the previous year, a journey which created cooperative partnerships with IAFC state and regional organizations, the Volunteer & Combination Officers Section, the departmental membership packages, the renovation of the i-Women website and the recently released “Sexual Assault” video.

    The organization is also saying farewell to its past and well-respected president, Laura Baker.  Baker begin with the Tucson Fire Department in 1994, and with i-Women. Baker was promoted through the ranks of firefighter, paramedic, and Captain to Deputy Chief in the Tucson Fire Department throughout her career.

    In late January, 2015, Baker received her assistant chief badge from the Tucson Fire Department. This is the highest rank that a woman has held in Tucson Fire Department’s history. “I’m very humbled by being the first woman assistant chief for Tucson fire,” Baker said to the Arizona Star. “I have a tendency to downplay the gender side because it shouldn’t matter, but the reality is that the significance of me being a woman in a leadership role is very important.”

    As the i-Women members look back through the past few years – a journey in which Laura Baker began as a trustee and ended boldly with a successful International conference in her own city of Tucson, Arizona in 2014. The achievements of Chief Bakers tenure as i-Women President will resonate for years with the creation of cooperative partnerships with IAFC state/regional organizations such as; Virginia, California, and Volunteer & Combination Officers Section , the departmental membership packages, the renovation of the i-Women website and the recently released “Sexual Assault” video. 

    Her dedication to the mission of i-Women as proactive network that supports, mentors, and educates current and future women in the fire and emergency services was at the forefront of her involvement in the organization.  Chief Baker is an excellent leader who embodies the values of the fire service – we wish her continued success.

    For more information go to https://i-women.org/

     

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