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MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
MARCH 23, 2018
By CATHERINE JOZWIK
Special to the Post
SOUTH MILWAUKEE —
Greenfield resident Shardae
LaVigne made history this month
when she was sworn in as South
Milwaukee's first full-time female
firefighter.
The ceremony took place
March 12 at the city's Fire
Department headquarters.
South Milwaukee Fire Chief
Joseph Knitter, who has worked
for the department for about 40
years, said women have been
working as firefighters in the area
for quite a while.
"While it is a historic moment
for our fire department, it isn't
new for the fire service," said
Knitter, who became the city's fire
chief in 2012.
He added that the department
has had female on-call firefighters
in the past. However, LaVigne
is the first woman to meet all
the stringent requirements for the
South Milwaukee's first female firefighter
found calling at veterinary office
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Shardae LaVigne juggled being
mom, school and work to get job
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Shardae LaVigne of Greenfield shakes the hand of South Milwaukee Fire Chief
Joseph Knitter during her swearing-in ceremony March 12, becoming South
Milwaukee's first full-time female firefighter.
