Abstract Carrye Burley Brown was raised in East Texas by her parents Ecomet Burley Sr. and Willie Mae (Price) Burley. Both her parents were educators. She received her B.S. from Stephen F. Austin State University and M.S. Texas Women's University. In 1977 she moved to Washington D.C. becoming the Capitol Hill receptionist. A couple of years later she become a techincal assistant, analyzed and made recommendations on civilian fire research and training programs in the federal government. She was...