It was Michelle Obama who said: “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish, whether that’s in politics or other fields.” Exactly one year ago, in FIRE’s June 2021 issue, FIRE explored some impressive examples in our article about breaking the Fire and Rescue Service glass ceiling and getting women to the top of their game. Although that glass ceiling does still seem to be stubbornly intact, it will be the continuous reporting of women who are treading a ground-breaking path through their Fire Service career that will create the cracks and inspire a younger generation to be the pioneers who eventually cause it to shatter altogether.