A spark of change as a Cape Town firefighter becomes the first female in an operations position in 174 years!
Cape Town firefighter Arlene Wehr has become the first woman to fill a position at the operations level in the city’s fire service since its establishment in 1845
Originally from Mitchells Plain, Wehr joined the Fire and Rescue Service in 1996. In 2004, she became the first female station officer in the service, and in 2014 she was the first female divisional commander.
According to the City, she gave up her desk job in the private sector to pursue her passion for serving others.
“I enjoy serving the community and developing staff to improve service delivery. I hope my achievement will inspire other young women to join the service”, Wehr told the Cape Time.
Wehr has been appointed as operations head for District West in the city from June 1 and will be responsible for key stations which cover the Table Mountain range and industrial areas. She will be responsible for the Cape Town (Roeland Street), Sea Point, Salt River, Epping, Brooklyn, Hout Bay, Constantia and Wynberg fire stations.
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