“‘Oh my God, it’s a lady firefighter.’ I just say ‘Yep,’ and keep it moving,” she said. “Obviously, we’re there to mitigate an emergency. At the end of the day, we all have to do the same job.” ...

A steel plant employee and volunteer firefighter from Decatur is one of 15 special guests invited by First Lady Melania Trump to President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress tonight.