Posts by Black Fire Brigade
Chicago kids go fishing with police, firefighters at Columbus Park
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-kids-go-fishing-with-police-firefighters-at-columbus-park CHICAGO – Seventy-five Chicago kids got the chance to go fishing with police officers and firefighters at Columbus Park Thursday. Many of the kids have never had the opportunity to fish before. Certificate Program by…
Read MoreFamily seeking answers after off-duty firefighter shot in West Pullman drive-by shooting
First responder among 6 shot leaving party Saturday night https://w3.mp.lura.live/player/prod/v3/anvload.html?key=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 CHICAGO — An off-duty Chicago firefighter injured in a West Pullman shooting Saturday night, that left one person dead and…
Read MoreFirefighters Hold Fundraiser For Colleague Timothy Eiland, As He Recovers From September Mass Shooting
https://cbsloc.al/3pbKeFs CHICAGO (CBS) — Firefighters made a big push Friday night to raise money for a colleague who was critically wounded in a mass shooting last month. Members of the Black Fire…
Read MoreIncreasing the African American Youth Representation in Emergency Management
Danielle Cortes DeVito wants to increase African American youth representation in emergency response and at management agencies across the country. Here’s what she proposes. Studies show that African Americans are…
Read MoreLt. Quention Curtis, Firefigher Hero
https://cbsloc.al/3fNbMMD Lieutenant Quention Curtis of Chicago is the Firefighter Hero. In the summer of 2018, Quention Curtis, who is a firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department, founded the Black Fire Brigade. It was…
Read MoreChicago’s Black Fire Brigade Is Training First Responders And Working To Reverse Racism At The Fire Department
Since launching in 2018, the program to help Black youth has helped hundreds of them find work as first responders. But funding remains a problem. WASHINGTON PARK — Three times…
Read MoreNAEMSP Conference Kicks Off in San Diego
The National Association of EMS Physicians’ annual meeting began in earnest Thursday in San Diego, with mask and vaccine requirements to guard against the latest omicron variant of COVID-19. After…
Read MoreBlack Fire Brigade opens clubhouse for peer support, youth mentoring
After more than 30 years with the Chicago Fire Department, Quention Curtis had grown weary of the discriminatory hiring practices that have cost the city nearly $92 million in settlements…
Read MoreBlack Fire Brigade Offers Free Training for EMTs, Paramedics and Firefighters
The scene is disturbingly realistic: Two men lie on the floor with very convincing fake blood pooling around them. Others in the room are screaming in fear. A siren is…
Read MoreBlack Fire Brigade trains Chicago youth for careers in fire rescue services
An organization on Chicago’s Southwest Side is helping youth by giving them a pathway to careers in fire rescue services.
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