Blazing a trail: Town's sole female firefighter hopes for successors

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Debra Friedman

Stamford Advocate

August 2, 2010

Whether battling a blaze, rescuing someone from a car crash, or just sitting around the fire house, Whitney Welch has proven she is tough enough to hang with the guys of the Greenwich Fire Department.

But it wasn't always that way.

For 21 years, Welch -- the only female career firefighter in the town's history -- has devoted her career to bettering the community and breaking down boundaries for other woman to come....

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