Juggling two children, a full-time job, as well as marine rescue and firefighting volunteer positions is all part of daily life for Emily Ireland.

She hopes her commitment to volunteering in the small seaside community of Onslow, 1,300 kilometres north of Perth, is inspiring.

"You [get to] show the kids that you don't have to always just do things because it earns lots of money; you can get a benefit out of it that's not material," Ms Ireland said.

Ms Ireland is one of 54 women in volunteer marine rescue positions across the Pilbara.

She said it was particularly important for women like herself in fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) relationships to learn emergency skills.

"We are getting more and more women each year, but the ratio between men and women is still very off," she said.

" It does ge

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