From www.NJ.com:
By Barry Carter
Newark (NJ) – There was something about seeing firefighters on a rig, especially the guy steering a hook and ladder truck as it roared through Newark streets, sirens screaming.
They had to be on their way to help somebody, Cesar Garay often thought as a kid growing up in the North Ward. What else could be more satisfying?
His wife, Veronica, however, never gave the occupation a thought – not even after saving a baby from an apartment fire when she was a teenager. She chose to be a teacher.
But then Cesar attended a meeting at which fire officials were encouraging women to join the ranks and he thought his wife would like the work.
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