In this episode of Two Way Talk, Deanna Neal interviews Ruth Redmond, a trailblazing firefighter and EMT with a remarkable 27-year career at the DC Fire and EMS Department.
Redmond shares her journey as a Fire Inspector, Fire Investigator, and Hazmat Technician, and explains her motivation behind writing and self-publishing her memoir, "Within the Fire, I Found My Voice,"
She also discusses the challenges and triumphs of being a Black woman in a male-dominated field and her groundbreaking achievement as the first female Fire Investigator.
Redmond also opens up about her personal battle with breast cancer and how it impacted her active lifestyle.
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