The City of Seattle reports that in 2008, close to 9% of firefighters in Seattle were women. By 2022 however, that percentage had decreased to 7%, according to the city's fire chief. Efforts are currently underway across King County to bring that percentage back up, and stories like this, in Renton, continue to prove why: you may remember on Monday, KING 5 reported how a small plane had crashed at Renton Municipal Airport, injuring two passengers. Those two people are expected to survive, and it is thanks in part to a unique, all-female team of firefighters who rushed to their aid. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/female-firefighting-team/281-da1a2d07-3514-4075-8a21-67231104bab5