Women playing expanded role as Toledo firefighters [Video]

TOLEDO, Ohio — This weekend marks the end of Women’s History Month, and women are certainly playing an expanded role at the Toledo Fire Department, as evidenced by the leadership of the current chief, Allison Armstrong, the first woman to lead the department. 

But Armstrong is just one of many women in the department. 

We met Kendra Borum last fall when we talked to her and her father, whose own career inspired her to become a firefighter. 

“You know you always get told as a kid you can do whatever you want to do. I’m proving that. I wanted to do this. I’m doing it. And now I have other young women coming up to me asking me for tips and help,” said Kendra Borum.

Kendra is …