When Brenda Kuba became the Coaldale Fire Company's first active female firefighter in this area, it created a ticklish problem for news reporters. What should be her proper title in news stories firewoman or firefighter?

Coaldale Fire Company member Jack Soberick set the media straight by saying "Brenda, along with her male counterparts, are all firefighters. The term firemen is reserved for persons who tend to furnaces or boilers in large buildings."