MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Nearly 30 years after breaking barriers inside Mobile Fire-Rescue, Ann Williams is preparing to retire.
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“Angela Young came to me one day and said, Let’s go put in an application to the fire department. I said, Okay, here I am. Unfortunately, she changed her mind. But here I am, 30 years later,” said Williams
Williams made history in 1995 when she became the first Black female firefighter in the department, a milestone she says she didn’t even realize at the time.
“I did not realize that until I actually started working them in spaces and, you know, that’s when I realized I was the first black female firefighter,” Williams said…