Joyce Craig Lewis firefighter apparently loved being in the action. The Philadelphia Fire Commissioner, Derrick Sawyer, said after she died in the line of her duty, "She was a firefighter's firefighter."
He added, "She had a strong work ethic. She prided herself in working at busy engine companies."
Joyce Craig Lewis firefighter was a 36-year-old mother, who had just recently returned to her work from her maternity leave. She has been a firefighter for the people of Philadelphia for 11 years now. Plus, she is one of only 150 women who are in the department.
Due to her firefighting skills and the passion that she has for her job, she has gotten multiple commendations for helping save the lives of many people. She has actually had formal training as an EMT after she graduated from Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School.
She started her career as a firefighter at Engine 9 in Germantown. She always wanted to learn more and to further "learn her craft," she transferred to Engine 45 in North Philadelphia. A few years after that, she moved to the last firehouse that she worked in, which was Engine 64 in Lawncrest.
However, Joyce Craig Lewis firefighter was not working with her assigned engine on the morning of Tuesday. She was on an overtime shift at Engine 73, which is in West Oak Lane. This was the time when she went into the burning basement of a row home in Middleton Street.
It was in this row home that she lost her life. Joyce Craig Lewis firefighter became the first female firefighter to ever die on duty. "She was the last one left behind," Sawyer said. "They went back in to search for her and they were not able to get her out before she passed."
Sadly, she left her two children, Laylani Lewis, 16 months old, and Mehki Donte Green, 16 years old, when she died. "I know that he's hurting right now," Sawyer shared. "You're talking about a teenager that's doing good in school and an athlete who just lost his mother."
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