ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Rockford is among only three major U.S. cities where women lead both the police and fire departments.
Of the 200 most populated cities in the country, 20 have female police chiefs and only 14 have female fire chiefs — Rockford joins Memphis, Tennessee and Tacoma, Washington as the only three major U.S. cities to have both the police and fire departments led by women.
“We do pull from each other,” said Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd…