This is an edited version of the speech given by Lisa Perrault at the BCFS 100th banquet at the Pemberton Museum, August 11th, 2012. Lisa began her career in the forest service after a summer working with the 1975 Devine Fire Suppression crew. The crew was made up of young women from the lower mainland. She recalls her early years and talks about her present work educating young people about B.C. Forests.