I was browsing something and accidently discovered an interesting article.
The title caught my attention and the key word here is "
The only". NS boleh!
The only female firefighter in Negeri Sembilan
My Sinchew/Asia News Network
Wed, Mar 23, 2011
After she joined the fire service, she went for a 4½ month training
course in Kuala Kubu Baru. She became a formal firefighter in 1990 and
has been serving at the Rahang Fire Station in Seremban since then.
Curiosity prompted her to join fire service
Now the operation commander at Rahang Fire Station, Peng told Sin
Chew Daily that curiosity had prompted her to join the fire service when
she was reading a recruitment notice on the newspaper.
She was among one of the first batch of female firefighters in
Malaysia, and the only Chinese female trainer. Her parents have
persuaded her to give up this career as they were worried that she would
get too tired working so hard.
Nevertheless she insisted to carry on with the training as she thought it was a truly challenging job.
Peng said she had the look of a man during the training as she had to
keep her hair short and her skin was darkened due to constant exposure
under the sun.
Prefers to work outdoors
Peng was transferred to the administrative department in the course
of her service with the fire department; however she said she preferred
to work outside the office than sitting comfortably in the
air-conditioned office.
She is always busy cleaning up the office whenever she is free, or
receives phone calls at the operation room. She would take immediate
action the moment she receives any report of fire.
Peng was very eager to get to know other female firefighters when she
first joined the fire service, but was constantly disappointed because
there weren't any new female recruits joining her team.
She admitted that working as a firefighter was indeed an extremely
challenging and dangerous job. However, as the firefighters have all
gone through proper training, they know how to respond to certain
circumstances.
Wedding at fire station
Peng recalled that she had had an unforgettable wedding with her
husband, a businessman in Seremban, when the couple tied the knot at the
fire station in 1996. Her colleagues even arranged for the media to
interview them.
A mother of three today, Peng feels apologetic to her family as she
could hardly meet them most of the time. Fortunately her family
understand the nature of her work and their relationship remains as good
as ever.
She claimed that she could work until the day she is retired so long
as her passion for this job is still alive, despite the fact that her
age is fast catching up.
She admitted that she was nervous when she first performed her duty at the scene of a minor road accident.
She said she would feel utterly depressed seeing the fire victims lose their homes, properties and even lives.
-My Sinchew/Asia News Network
