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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-parkCHICAGO – 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 MIT IDSS in…
Read More 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 Pullman shooting Saturday night, that left one person dead and…
Read More 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 Timothy Eiland is still recovering in the hospital after being shot…
Read More 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 a mass shooting last month. Members of the Black Fire…
Read More 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. Here’s what she proposes. Studies show that African Americans are…
Read More 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 Chicago Fire Department, founded the Black Fire Brigade. It was…
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