Apache 8
Apache Women Firefighters
57 mins
This is the story of the courageous all-female Apache 8 firefighting unit which has protected their reservation and responded to wildfires around the nation for 30 years. This group, which recently became co-ed, earned the reputation of being fierce, loyal and dependable--and tougher than their male colleagues. Despite facing gender stereotypes and the problems that come with life on the impoverished reservation, the women became known as some of the country's most elite firefighters. The film focuses on four women from different generations of Apache 8 crewmembers who speak tenderly and often humorously of hardship, loss, family, community and pride in being a firefighter.
Cheryl Bones
Herself
Steffi Kinney
Herself
Robert Lacapa
Himself
Marjorie Grimes
Herself
Nita Quintero
Herself
Ericka Hinton
Herself
Katy Aday
Herself
Dustinn Craig
Story Consultant
Sande Zeig
Producer
Susan Lazarus
Co-Producer
David Hocs
Sound
Sande Zeig
Director
Mari Keiko Gonzalez
Editor
Pearl Harvey
Associate Producer
Andrew Rosenthal
Executive Producer
Melody London
Writer
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
Supervising Sound Editor
Vicky Wight
Co-Producer
Sande Zeig
Writer
Melody London
Editor
Lisa Crafts
Animation
Wendy Blackstone
Music
Irene Kassow
Additional Editor
Martin Czembor
Recording Supervision
Sarah-Rose Meredith
Assistant Editor