(ABC 6 News) – The Rochester Fire Department will hold its yearly Women’s Expo on Sunday, May 19, to encourage women and girls to consider a career in firefighting.

The free expo will allow women above the age of 16 to register and simulate what it’s like to be a firefighter.

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“It’s an opportunity to see that the profession is open to all and that being a firefighter is about working together to serve the community,” said firefighter Mandee Marx. “The Expo is really about breaking the stigma that you have to be a certain size and gender to do this job.”

Activities include:

• Rappelling from a three-story tower
• Climbing a 110-foot aerial ladder
• Forcing open a door
• Advancing a hose line filled with water
• Spraying water from said hose
• Searching for and rescuing a victim
• Experiencing a firefighter’s physical agility test

Attendees are asked to wear comfortable clothes and running shoes.

Registration is free and will remain open until May 5.

To register CLICK HERE