Firefighters Association: Sarinya Srisakul

Sarinya Srisakul: "We were so excited to see each other," she said. "For me, that just doesn't happen.", according to Huffington Post. "Out of a city of 8 million people, there cannot be only 37 women who are qualified enough and interested in being firefighters that's just ridiculous," said Srisakul, the president of the women's firefighters association, which has made boosting numbers a priority. She is working to help women pass the rigorous physical exam and meet fire academy expectations to graduate into the job and NEW N.Y. - As a New York City firefighter, Sarinya Srisakul didn't work with another woman for five years, and when she did, she took pictures because it was so rare. There are only 37 women out of 10,500 uniformed firefighters in New York City, about a third of 1 per cent, among the lowest percentage of any department in the nation. But that number is expected to grow after a record number of women took the latest exam following heavy recruitment spurred by a court order two years ago. Six women entered the fire academy just this week. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.