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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. But funding remains a problem.WASHINGTON PARK — Three times a…
Read More 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 to guard against the latest omicron variant of COVID-19. After…
Read More 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 that have cost the city nearly $92 million in settlements…
Read More Black Fire Brigade Offers Free Training for EMTs, Paramedics and Firefighters
By Black Fire Brigade |
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 More Black Fire Brigade trains Chicago youth for careers in fire rescue services
By Black Fire Brigade |
An organization on Chicago’s Southwest Side is helping youth by giving them a pathway to careers in fire rescue services.
Read More Black Fire Brigade trains Chicago youth for careers in fire rescue services
By Black Fire Brigade |
An organization on Chicago’s Southwest Side is helping youth by giving them a pathway to careers in fire rescue services. https://abc7chicago.com/black-fire-brigade-chicago-department-youth-program/5736299/
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