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Female firefighters filling ranks in Utah Valley departments

Provo • The Lehi Fire Department has a number of new recruits who started their shifts earlier this month, but two of them are a first for the department.

Celeste Carter, 23, and Aubrey Freiberg, 22, are the Lehi Fire Department’s first full-time female firefighters. Fire Chief Jeremy Craft said having these two women on the team is important for the city.

“I want to represent the diversity of our community. Having these two on staff, I believe it helps us provide better service to the community,” he said. “They 100 percent deserve their position.