Corrections officer gets Medal of Valor
WASHINGTON (AP) - The incident started with a search for a colleague who went missing in Florida's Osceola County Jail...
Report: Man dies after waiting 40 minutes for ambulance
WASHINGTON - In an exclusive interview, a D.C. man told News4 that his father died on New Year's Eve while waiting 40 minutes for an ambulance to arrive -- the same night that dozens of D.C. firefighters called out sick...
Obama toilet paper found in South Florida fire station
theGRIO REPORT - City officials are investigating after anti-Obama paraphernalia was found at a South Florida fire station last week...
After 17 years, black candidates become firefighters in Chicago
CHICAGO - At age 53, Marvin Jones finally became the fireman he'd always dreamed of becoming...
Black firefighters light up smokin' hot FDNY calendar
SLIDESHOW - The official FDNY 2013 calendar went on sale on last Monday. 13 shirtless firefighters showed off their chiseled abs for the sake of charity...
Detroit to get $22.5 million grant; saves 100 firefighter jobs
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit will receive a $22.5 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response...
Detroit mayor may lay off 164 firefighters
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced today that the city plans to lay off 164 firefighters by the end of July...
Fire department discrimination burns blacks
OPINION - For many African-Americans the dreams of rising as a firefighter have been forced to give way due to discriminatory promotion and hiring practices...
Monitor ordered to watch over NY Fire Dept. hiring
NEW YORK (AP) - An independent monitor must be appointed to watch over an effort to make the Fire Department of New York more diverse, a federal judge ruled Wednesday...
Mothers Of black 9/11 firefighters fight to keep their memory alive
On September 11th, The New York Fire Department held tributes and memorials that seemed to be missing a few faces and names...
