In 2017, Kristine Larson, a collegiate athlete and outspoken lesbian, became the first African American woman to be promoted to battalion chief within the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Kristine graduated summa cum laude from Capella University with a master’s degree in public service leadership with an emphasis in Emergency Management.

Larson has completed a DEI certification program through Cornell University and is participating in the International Association of Fire Chief’s Diversity Executive Leadership Program which aims to advance DEI within the fire service, with a cohort of members from around the Country.

Larson brags about how she has a history of speaking out about the issues of “sexism and racism” in the fire department “pretty much by myself.”

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