Apache 8 (2011)

This is the story of the courageous allfemale Apache 8 firefighting unit which has protected their reservation and responded to wildfires around the nation for 30 years This group which recently became coed earned the reputation of being fierce loyal and dependableand 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 countrys 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