Girls On Fire, a not-for-profit organisation, was founded in 2016 by Bronnie Mackintosh, Station Officer with Fire and Rescue NSW.
The Girls on Fire mission
Research shows that firefighters serve their communities better if they look, speak and act like them.
95% of Australia's firefighters are currently white males.
At Girls on Fire our goal is to increase the number of women in the fire service. We are also committed to increasing representation across our multicultural communities to create a more diverse, inclusive and effective workforce.
Girls fire camps
The Firefighters Mutual Bank Girls Fire and Emergency Services (FMBGFES) Camp teaches young women firefighting and emergency services skills.
We educate girls about the variety of jobs in the services, encouraging them to consider a career or voluntary position in this field.
"We actually save more lives through prevention, preparedness and recovery than we do in the 7% (fighting fires) response phase of our role," Bronnie says. "You don’t need to be an over six-foot white male to do any of that!"
The camps also aim to build confidence and resilience, encourage problem-solving, teamwork and leadership, and test physical limits.
Girls fire academy
Like so many other programs and activities, our 2020 camp has been postponed due to Covid-19.
So we are moving online and bringing you a hybrid online and in-person girls fire and resilience program.
Read more about Virtually Possible 2020.
Our partners
Girls on Fire has partnered with several other agencies to deliver the camps and academy programs via multi-agency collaboration.
The agencies include:
Australasian Fire Authorities Council
Fire & Rescue NSW
The NSW Rural Fire Service
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Airservices Australia
Forestry Corporation of NSW
The NSW State Emergency Service
Girls on Fire also partners with Women and Firefighting Australasia (WAFA), YMCA NSW and several research providers.
Our sponsor
