Fort Wayne Up Close: J.J. Foster talks with Genois Wilson- Brabson, 1st female Fire Fighter in Fort Wayne

Genois Brabson was the first woman to work as a fire dispatcher in Fort Wayne when she began in 1975. Then, in 1979, she became the first woman to attend the fire department's training academy. She worked as a fire educator and inspector until 1987, when she received a promotion to fire education director. Through her fire awareness seminars, Brabson taught both fire department employees and Fort Wayne residents, especially elementary school children.