It hadn’t happened in over 125 years, until last Sunday, that’s when three female firefighters in the Manchester Fire Department became part of the same engine company on the same shift.

"It’s really exciting, it shows progress, it’s something to celebrate and we are really happy it happened here," said Lt. Moria Perez, the team leader and a 23year veteran of the Manchester Fire Department.

Perez joined firefighter/paramedics Tia Cortese and Lauren Mazzoni on the truck – both were happy to be part of what could be called a “dynamic trio”.

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