LANGWARRIN Fire Brigade has appointed its first ever female lieutenant. Allie Guegan will begin in the role of 4th Lieutenant at Langwarrin in July. She will make history by becoming the first woman to claim the role in the brigade’s 90-year history.
Guegan first joined the CFA 12 years ago. She was inspired by her father, who was also a volunteer firefighter. She said “I always found it really intriguing what he did as a volunteer firefighter and I wanted to experience that for myself.” “Even before joining, I would always help with things like fundraising, sausage sizzles and I really enjoyed that sense of community,” Guegan said. “I hope to inspire and lead by example, volunteering takes time and commitment but the more you put into your volunteering the more you get out of it.”
Guegan joined the CFA soon after completing high school. She says the work she has put in over the last 12 years has made her a more resilient person. “Being a volunteer firefighter, you can be exposed to confrontational scenes. This has helped build my resilience and given me life experience I wouldn’t have got anywhere else. I now work in the emergency management space. The experience I get through frontline response has helped me understand the complexities of emergency services,” she said.
For more information on volunteering with the CFA visit cfa.vic.gov.au/volunteers-careers/volunteer-with-cfa
New CFA lieutenant makes history
By BaysideNews