Picture of firefighter breastfeeding her baby gets attention
Australia’s Country Fire Authority is using social media to share of a picture of one if its volunteer firefighters breastfeeding her baby.
In the picture, Angela Joy is wearing some of her PPE. The photo was taken at an event for the opening of a new fire station by Joy’s husband, also a firefighter at the Tallygaroopna station in Victoria.
Angela Joy, besides being a firefighter, is the mother of four children under the age of 10.
One of the many faces of CFA in 2016.CFA (Country Fire Authority)
Posted by CFA (Country Fire Authority) on Sunday, January 24, 2016
A photograph of a Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteer breastfeeding her baby is inspiring other mums to join the service.
The post on the CFA Facebook page aimed at demonstrating the diversity of the service in the lead up to Australia Day has garnered a huge reaction, receiving more than 20,000 likes, 1,600 shares and 800 comments – and those numbers are rapidly climbing.
CFA chief executive Lucinda Nolan said the online reaction had been hugely positive.
“It’s an image not usually associated with firefighting so we wanted to use it as a way to breakdown people’s perception of our workforce and what our organisation stands for today,” she said.
“The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, which is what we expected.”
