Some 35 women brought their gear from departments all across the state.
"Sometimes it's good to learn from other women because they might have some technique that you might not have or might not have known or that could help you out later on when you have a fire or medical call," said Maslowski.
Lynch added,"I'm short. That's my biggest hurdle, and so finding ways where I can carry a ladder a little bit differently than my male counterparts or using my lower body strength to do my job, so that's what we're looking to try to do here is give people some tips, some tricks and kind of work together collaboratively to come up with ways to make our jobs easier.
The last time the Fire Service Women of Illinois held a hands-on training session like Saturday's was 2014. Their goal is to host different training opportunities for women every three months.
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