The Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue Station 65 recently made history by having a shift that was made up entirely of women for the first time since it was founded back in 1963.

The fire department became a viral sensation after rescue lieutenants Krystyna Krakowski Heiser and Kelsey Krzywada, firefighter paramedic Julie Dudley, captain Monica Marzullo and driver engineer Sandi Ladewski of the Fire Rescue posed for photos on social media.

“We made history!” Krakowski wrote on Facebook. “First time in our department we have have had an all female crew!!! It is beyond empowering to stand alongside these strong woman. Not only is it awesome to get to work with these badass ladies but it’s a special day.”

The firefighters posed for the photos to promote their non-profit, Firefighters to the Rescue, and to celebrate their crew of all women.

“We’re breaking barriers,” Krakowski told her local NBC News outlet.. “It’s the first time we had in our department a female as a captain, a driver, a firefighter, rescue lieutenant and a medic.”

“Women can do it, too,” she added, going on to say that the momentous occasion was marked by some “laughs and jokes, unfortunately at the men’s expense. Because we were running the show.”

This event was made even more powerful because it was the same day that the southern Florida fire department learned that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away.

“That day the stars aligned and it happened to be the day that Justice Ruth Ginsburg passed away as well so it made the event even more special,” said James Ippolito, Palm Beach Gardens’ deputy fire chief of operations.

Krakowski is hoping that this story will encourage women to continue raising the bar within traditionally male professions.

“We can do anything, we are capable of anything, don’t let anyone stop you,” she said.

Research published by the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health found that while women make up just 3.3% of all firefighters nationally, their presence could hypothetically improve fire safety because they often seek more ergonomic techniques to perform physical tasks, are motivated to report injuries and ask for help and can help shine a light on how hostile work environments erode safety.

“We use better technique and a lot of guys get hurt because they just try to muscle it,” said one study participant, “or god forbid that they ask somebody for help.”