California Woman Looks Beyond Fear, Stereotypes to Join Firefighter Ranks

Beth Hoffseth was at work at her firehouse when the news came about Eva Schicke.
Watsonville, CA -- Beth Hoffseth was at work at her firehouse when the news came about Eva Schicke.

The first female state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighter ever killed in the line of duty, Schicke died when flames consumed her in the Sierra Nevada

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