Out of the 4,000 firefighters in the brigade, only 324 are female. We need to see more firefighters reflecting the communities they serve. While the brigade has come a long way in addressing diversity and gender imbalance in the organisation, they are still not in a position where women are naturally drawn to firefighting as a career choice. The aim of our recruitment campaign, 'Firefighting Means So Much More' was to show potential candidates, women in particular, what the day-to-day role looks like, what kind of skills are required and why they are more suitable for firefighting than they think. (I seriously considered becoming a firefighter after writing this campaign!)