Lacey England - Challenging Stereotypes and Protecting the Outdoors as a Wildland Firefighter

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🗓️ 25 April 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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REI recently made a video called “Women in Fire” that features Lacey England and some other badass female firefighters and launches April 30th. Lacey was also profiled in the National Forest Foundation series, “Drawn to Flame: Women Forged by Fire.” Lacey shares her story, plus the unglamorous life of her job (it involves Spam and carrying insanely heavy packs), what her day-to-day training entails, and what it’s like to be in a field that is dominated by people that don’t look like her.

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0:00.0	This is episode 71 with Wildland Firefighter Lacey England.
0:05.0	Welcome to Wild ideas worth living.
0:09.0	An adventure podcast presented by REI Co-op,
0:12.0	the brand who helps get you outside through gear, classes, and adventures.
0:17.0	We talk to experts who have taken a wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.
0:22.0	For people who have climbed the tallest peaks, started
0:24.2	thriving businesses, and even broken records, some of the wildest ideas can lead
0:28.9	to the most rewarding adventures. I'm your host Shelbyanger, and I hope you enjoy this show.
0:37.0	If you're new to this show, welcome. We've been getting a lot of new listeners every
0:45.2	week and across all platforms we're at over a half a million downloads. So thank you
0:50.1	it's been one wild ride and I owe it to listeners like you. So usually we get right
0:55.2	to the show but a few announcements. First off thank you for the feedback on last
1:00.0	week's show with Jen Cinchero. It's affecting a lot of you in a majorly positive way.
1:05.0	Also if you listen to episode 69 early with organic farmer and recipe maker
1:10.8	Andre Beamus, if it cut off at the end,
1:13.4	well, there's an extra few minutes of listening pleasure,
1:16.3	so just re-listen and reload through to the end.
1:19.5	For this week's show, I've always been interested
1:21.7	in people with careers where they get to work outside and help others.
1:26.4	This is partly how I found out about Wildland Firefighter Lacey England.
1:31.3	REI recently produced a video featuring Lacey and some other badass female firefighters
1:36.4	called Women in Fire.
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