MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - A Miami Beach Fire Department official has made history.
The agency on Wednesday held a change-of-command ceremony to swear in Digna Abello as their new chief.
The 19-year veteran becomes the first woman in Miami-Dade County to reach that rank.
Abello said she hopes she won’t be the last.
“In all of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County, in itself it’s exciting, and I hope that I’m not the last,” she said. “I hope that this just continues being an inspiration to little girls that ever wondered if they can they can — they can, and they will, and they should — and we’re here to bring it to them in any way they need, help and education, and open those doors for everyone.”
Abello started her career with the agency as a firefighter and worked her way up. She’s the 14th chief in the department’s history.
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