Brittney Baker, St. Paul’s first African-American woman firefighter to reach rank of captain, ‘making sure the door never closes again’

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Brittney Baker, St. Paul’s first African-American woman firefighter to reach rank of captain, ‘making sure the door never closes again’

… . Baker is the first African-American woman to earn the rank … . Baker is the first African-American woman to earn the rank … for everyone.”

The first African-American woman to be a firefighter … . Baker was the second African-American woman firefighter in St. …

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