THOUSANDS OF MEN WHO SAY THEY
WERE SEXUALLY ABUSED AS CHILDREN
WHILE IN THE SCOUTS.
>>> WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH IS
DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN IN THE
PAST.
THEY ARE NOW CHARTING A COURSE
FOR OTHERS IN THE FUTURE.
KNOWNOELLE WALKER WENT THERE TO HOW.
>> Reporter: WHAT’S IN A NAME AT
PLANO FIRE RESCUE STATION NUMBER
4?
THEY TAKE THEIR NAME -- >> PLANO FIRE AND RESCUE.
>> -- SERIOUSLY.
>> WE DON’T JUST DO FIRE
SUPPRESSION, WE PROVIDE ALL
SORTS OF RESCUE.
>> Reporter: THAT REQUIRES HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF ADDITIONAL
TRAINING, SEEN HERE, THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION IS AN
OPEN SEARCH AND RESCUE
SPECIALIST.
>> WE’RE WHO FIREFIGHTERS CALL
TO COME HELP.
SO WE’RE BEYOND THAT RESCUE
THAT’S THE BREAD AND BUTTER
RESCUE.
WE’RE THE CRAZY TYPE RESCUES.
>> Reporter: THE TYPE OF RESCUE
THAT CAN FOLLOW A TORNADO, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF FIREFIGHTERS
HOLD THAT ELITE CERTIFICATION. OF THOSE, YOU CAN COUNT THE
NUMBER OF WOMEN ON ONE HAND.
PLANO FIRE RESCUE’S STEF MAYER
IS AMONG THEM.
>> I GREW UP IN NEW JERSEY.
IT’S A SMALL ARENA AS IT IS.
WE HAVE LESS THAN 1% OF THE
AMERICAN FIRE SERVICE IS FEMALE.
AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT AND YOU GO TO AN EVEN SMALLER ARENA OF
SPECIAL RESCUE.
THERE’S JUST NOT THAT MANY GIRLS
IN IT.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE ALWAYS
WANTED TO BE A FIREFIGHTER.
THIS TOP RESCUE CERTIFICATION IS
NEARLY A DECADE IN THE MAKING.
>> I THINK I BRING THE SAME
SKILLS AND ABILITY THAT ANYBODY
DOES, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR RACE,
GENDER, ETHNICITY IS.
IN YOUR HEART IS IN IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
SO DON’T LET ANYBODY TELL YOU
WHAT YOU ARE OR AREN’T CAPABLE
OF.
>> I’M PROUD OF HER.
I’M PROUD TO SEE THE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
>> Reporter: TOGETHER, AS A