Chicago kids go fishing with police, firefighters at Columbus Park
By Black Fire Brigade |
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 ...
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Family seeking answers after off-duty firefighter shot in West Pullman drive-by shooting
By Black Fire Brigade |
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 ...
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Fundraiser Planned For Chicago Firefighter Injured In Far South Side Mass Shooting
By pwsbuilder |
Firefighter Timothy Eiland was among six people shot in a drive-by in Chicago, including his 15-year-old niece. https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/fundraiser-planned-for-chicago-firefighter-injured-in-far-south-side-mass-shooting/2636190/ Chicago firefighter ...
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Firefighters Hold Fundraiser For Colleague Timothy Eiland, As He Recovers From September Mass Shooting
By Black Fire Brigade |
https://cbsloc.al/3pbKeFs CHICAGO (CBS) — Firefighters made a big push Friday night to raise money for a colleague who was critically wounded in ...
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Increasing the African American Youth Representation in Emergency Management
By Black Fire Brigade |
Danielle Cortes DeVito wants to increase African American youth representation in emergency response and at management agencies across the country. ...
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Lt. Quention Curtis, Firefigher Hero
By Black Fire Brigade |
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 ...
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Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade Is Training First Responders And Working To Reverse Racism At The Fire Department
By Black Fire Brigade |
Since launching in 2018, the program to help Black youth has helped hundreds of them find work as first responders. ...
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NAEMSP Conference Kicks Off in San Diego
By Black Fire Brigade |
The National Association of EMS Physicians’ annual meeting began in earnest Thursday in San Diego, with mask and vaccine requirements ...
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Black Fire Brigade opens clubhouse for peer support, youth mentoring
By Black Fire Brigade |
After more than 30 years with the Chicago Fire Department, Quention Curtis had grown weary of the discriminatory hiring practices ...
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Black Fire Brigade Offers Free Training for EMTs, Paramedics and Firefighters
By Black Fire Brigade |
Black Fire Brigade EMT students participate in a gunshot scenario. (Matthew Carnero Macias / WTTW News) The scene is disturbingly ...
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