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Learn more- This hour-long documentary was shot over a period of six months in 1994 and aired as a Special Presentation on KABC-TV Los Angeles. "Behind the Badge" followed a small group of female recruits (and their male counterparts) as they went through the grueling training academy of the Los Angeles City Fire Department. A large group of two-thousand women first attended a fire department orientation at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Six months later, this small group had successfully completed the grueling process. 15-weeks of nonstop work, sunup to sundown, was a test of both physical endurance and mental toughness. They call it "going through the tower" and for both male and female trainees, it's the hardest thing they'll ever do. The program featured on camera interviews with a number of female recruits as well as L.A. City Fire Department Captains, Donald O. Manning (who was the department's Chief Engineer at the time) and a variety of other training and support personnel. "Behind the Badge" also featured an extensive on camera interview with Roxanne Bercik, who was an L.A. City Fire Captain at the time of this production. She went on to become the city's first female Battalion Chief, and was eventually named Deputy Chief. After an inspirational career, she retired in 2014 as the highest ranking woman ever on the L.A. City Fire Department. "Behind the Badge" won a Los Angeles Area Emmy award in 1994. It was written and produced by Mark Mohr, shot by Bob Ballew. Rick Hollis was the field sound engineer. The program was edited by Peter Fillmore, and hosted by Lisa McRee.
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