The Extra Podcast: False alarms, fighting fires and the first female fire chief in Memphis
Gina Sweat is the first female fire chief in Memphis.
Eric Barnes
Eric Barnes is CEO of The Daily Memphian, host of Behind the Headlines on WKNO-TV, host of The Sidebar on WYXR 91.7, and the author of four novels.
Gina Sweat is a lifelong firefighter and not only the first female fire chief in Memphis, but one of less than ten nationwide.
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