First female firefighters , Sarah Mines , featured in 2015 FDNY Calendar of Heroes . `` I was n't going to let anyone tell me I could n't do what I wanted to do , '' she said told the New York Daily News . `` I wanted my picture in the calendar so that young girls and young women can see me and know that they can do this job . '' She : ` ` I always go above and beyond , because that 's my job . '' Women still face hardships in fire service , top priority ' .
First female firefighters , Sarah Mines , featured in 2015 FDNY Calendar of Heroes . She : ` ` I always go above and beyond , because that 's my job . '' Women still face hardships in fire service , top priority ' .