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4:36pm Mar 01, 2021

Race Race

Black Men Honored For Integrating Winston-Salem Fire Department

by David Ford

A ceremony Monday marked 70 years since eight African American firefighters reported for duty in Winston-Salem.

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4:25pm Oct 12, 2020

Race Race

Black North Carolina Firefighters Allege Racism In Grievance

by Associated Press

Black firefighters in a North Carolina city have filed a grievance alleging white captains talked about running over protesters and a firefighter made a noose during a rope and kn
New York Daily News Archive / NY Daily News via Getty Images

1:41pm Sep 10, 2020

National National

NYC Fire Department Renames Highest Award In Light Of Namesake's Racist Views

by Brakkton Booker

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the FDNY was renaming the medal after Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci Jr., who was the highest-ranking member killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
John Minchillo / AP

5:16pm Jun 11, 2020

National National Health & Safety

New York City EMS Workers Allege Retaliation After Speaking About Pandemic

by Hansi Lo Wang

A group of first responders who spoke to the news media, including NPR, about their experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak are suing the city after they were suspended or restricted from work.
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP

8:03pm Sep 11, 2019

National National

Firefighter Laid To Rest 18 Years After Sept. 11 Attacks

by Shannon Van Sant

More of Michael Haub's remains were identified last week, and family and friends gathered in New York City to honor him at a memorial service on Tuesday.

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Oklahoma City Fire Department/Screenshot by NPR

5:24pm May 16, 2019

National National

Window Washers Rescued From Basket 'Swinging Violently' Atop Oklahoma Skyscraper

by Merrit Kennedy

Video posted by the Oklahoma City Fire Department shows an out-of-control basket at the top of the skyscraper wildly twisting in the wind with two workers on board.
Hernandez family/LAFD

4:18pm Apr 02, 2018

National National

13-Year-Old Boy Rescued, Hours After Disappearing Into Sewer Pipes

by Camila Domonoske

Jesse Hernandez was with his family for an Easter picnic in Los Angeles' Griffith Park when he fell through a wooden board — and into a drainage pipe. He was swept away, and a frantic search began.
Mary Altaffer/AP

6:41pm Sep 27, 2016

National National

Bronx Blast Kills 'Rising Star' Fire Battalion Chief

by Merrit Kennedy

It happened after a passerby reported the smell of gas, in an area under investigation as a possible marijuana grow house. Michael J. Fahy served the department for 17 years and was a father of three.
Paul Garber

12:47pm Apr 14, 2014

Economy Economy

Lab Explosion Injures 2

Two people were injured after a lab explosion in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in downtown Winston-Salem Monday.

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