Rising Through The Ranks: How Lisa Forrest Rose Became Philadelphia Fire Department's First-Ever Black Female Fire Battalion Chief

Philadelphia PA

16 February, 2021

3:38 PM

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By Janelle Burrell, CBS Philadelphia February 16, 2021 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – She may be the first, but she's determined not to be the last. For this week's Black History Month profile CBS3's Janelle Burrell spoke one-on-one with Philadelphia Fire Battalion Chief Lisa Forrest. And, while she may be petite in stature, she's making a mighty impact. "I've always been a daredevil, anything that anybody told me that I couldn't do or shouldn't do, I always did the opposite," Forrest said. Read more at CBS Philadelphia