{"id":13405,"date":"2020-01-30T15:07:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T20:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?p=13405"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:07:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T17:07:06","slug":"black-history-month-spotlight-first-black-female-municipal-fire-safety-inspector-in-orange-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/2020\/01\/black-history-month-spotlight-first-black-female-municipal-fire-safety-inspector-in-orange-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month Spotlight: First Black Female Municipal Fire Safety Inspector in Orange County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 40 years ago, a social worker talked to students about having the heart to serve others at an <a href=\"https:\/\/evanshs.ocps.net\/\">Evans High School<\/a>\u2019s Career Day. One student, Carla McClendon, had a life-changing conversation with the social worker, who told her she should consider social work as her future career path. The following year, someone from the fire department came to speak, making McClendon realize she was destined for public service.<\/p>\n<p>In 1983, she took advantage of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act \u2013 designed to help minorities receive job training in professional settings \u2013 and went to work at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/EmergencySafety\/FireRescue.aspx\">Orange County Fire Rescue<\/a>, which was still adjusting to the consolidation of 14 separate fire control districts into one department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember some neighborhoods weren\u2019t happy about this at all,\u201d recalled McClendon. \u201cPeople were moving all over the place and ranks were changing, but they asked me to stay on as a contract employee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long before the determined McClendon was hired full-time as a clerk typist I and then was promoted multiple levels and onto a secretary. She was then promoted to the Fire Loss Management Division, where she performed minor plans review. Shortly after her advancement, she completed a five-week certification course, and passed the state exam and then became the first black female municipal fire safety inspector for <a href=\"http:\/\/orangecountyfl.net\/\">Orange County<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13408\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fire-Inspector-Carla-McClendon-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A newspaper clipping of Carla McClendon being selected as fire inspector. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fire-Inspector-Carla-McClendon-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fire-Inspector-Carla-McClendon-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fire-Inspector-Carla-McClendon-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fire-Inspector-Carla-McClendon-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Fire-Inspector-Carla-McClendon-2-785x523.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cI was over the moon about it because the process wasn\u2019t without its challenges,\u201d she said. \u201cThe only downside was I had to remain a secretary for another year before a position opened up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the health and rehabilitative services inspector for the entire county, she was responsible for making sure wiring, fire alarms, fire drills, sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, fire exits and windows were up-to-date and functional at day care centers, hospitals, nursing homes and healthcare facilities. Nearly fourteen years later, McClendon\u2019s career evolved again when she transferred to another division: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/codeenforcement\">Code Enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a renter was having repair issues that weren\u2019t being addressed by the landlord, I stepped in,\u201d she explained. \u201cI would do an inspection and require the owner get the items repaired within a certain amount of time. The goal was to ensure the dwelling was fit for human habitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After five years with Code Enforcement, McClendon shifted to the Neighborhood Services Division, where she remains today as the project coordinator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/NeighborsHousing\/CleanandAttractiveNeighborhoods.aspx\">Clean and Attractive Neighborhoods Program<\/a>. This includes the Neighborhood Clean Up Program, Community Clean Up Program, The Community Code Enforcement Program, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orangecountyfl.net\/NeighborsHousing\/CleanandAttractiveNeighborhoods\/YardOfTheMonth.aspx\">Yard of the Month Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Working for Orange County has been a learning experience for McClendon, who after 37 years of public service, has met all kinds of people and seen just about everything. As far as being the first black female municipal fire safety inspector in Orange County is concerned, she puts it into perspective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, there are a lot of females doing this job, so I like to think I helped open that first door for them,\u201d she added. \u201cI didn\u2019t know the significance of what I was doing back then, but breaking racial and gender barriers \u2026 it\u2019s nice to know I was part of changing things for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost 40 years ago, a social worker talked to students about having the heart to serve others at an Evans High School\u2019s Career Day. One student, Carla McClendon, had a life-changing conversation with the social worker, who told her she should consider social work as her future career path. 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