Baxendale Volunteer Fire Department recently promoted four of its volunteers to the rank of captain, but only one made history. Audrey Todd-Davis, a 62-year-old professional photographer by trade, became the first woman to achieve the rank of captain since the department’s founding in 1988. Audrey Todd-Davis accepted her captain’s hat, a traditional symbol of the promotion, at a ceremony Jan. 10. Todd-Davis joined the volunteer department ranks more than 17 years ago. Todd-Davis said she hopes her promotion can serve as an inspiration to other women interested in volunteer fire service.
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