HARRISON, IDAHO, Idaho — A storm that rolled through North Idaho in early June kept first responders busy.
East Side Fire District Deputy Chief Charlotte Pegoraro had several calls happening at once as she determined the number of firefighters to send to each call, which fire engines should go where and what personnel were available.
“Managing a family has made me exceptionally good at that,” Pegoraro said Tuesday. “Knowing where everybody is at all times, knowing who’s safe, knowing who has what going on. Those skills we build as mothers and as people who are responsible for managing so many things at once makes us exceptionally good at doing certain things."
Women comprise about a third of East Side Fire's all-volunteer department and about 75% of its emergency medical services team.
They’re wives, daughters, sisters, mothers and grandmothers.
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