75-year-old grandmother joins California volunteer fire department



After her northern California hometown was devastated by wildfires in 2018, 75-year-old Mary Jarschke joined her local volunteer fire department to serve her community and put out the flames herself. NBC News’ Kathy Park reports that the rookie firefighter will make history as the oldest cadet to complete the academy.

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10 comments

  1. Oh please u know i heard of a 91 year old Gramma working at Burger King . Baby boomers n those old people are beyond geriatric help n plus that's barely an old age

  2. Mary is far more capable than people half her age . Just making it though the Campfire That was the most deadly fire in California HISTORY (and not what the reporter said as it being one of them it was THE MOST DEADLY FIRE) I was there also and like I tell people I was in Vietnam for a year and the Campfire was way worse

  3. Beats Walmart greeter any day

  4. I wouldn’t trust her with my life

  5. Absurd! She's delusional. Why humor her?

  6. Kinda seems like a liability but she’s in charge of her own life. More power to her

  7. Cause a 75 year old grandma is just who you want to show up when your house is on fire.

  8. IMPEACHMENT IMMEDIATELY AGAINST JOE BIDEN, He destroyed and continue destroying US.

  9. aPPARENTLY Netenyahu and Biden's Gaza " War " is hippity hopping along on scheldule, and it wont be very long before Israeli settlers will be able to move in and complete the mop up.