Austin Fire Department promotes first female battalion chief

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Fire Department recently promoted the first woman ever to battalion chief.
Rebecca “Becky” Ackerman is one of 73 female firefighters at AFD, which has a total staff of 1,007 people. She has worked there for 24 years, and before that was in the U.S. Army. Most recently, Ackerman led AFD’s Communications section. She was promoted to captain in 2014.
Ackerman’s family has a long history with the Austin Fire Department. Her father was an assis