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June 30, 2025
Gunman sets blaze to ambush responders, fatally shoots 2 Idaho firefighters and wounds another before dying in standoff.
Fire truck on scene
August 13, 2022
Firefighter Jerrod Jones saw a display mocking the Juneteenth holiday, with Juneteenth flags displayed over buckets of fried chicken.
February 20, 2022
The Briarcliffe Volunteer Fire Company is under investigation after some members allegedly made racist comments during a virtual call.
December 22, 2021
Chicago firefighter Mashawn Plummer died Tuesday from injuries while battling an apartment building fire last week.
October 2, 2021
Black firefighters told the Times they believed the suspensions fell far short of addressing the deep-rooted problems in the department.
July 10, 2021
The air was so dry that some of the water dropped by aircraft evaporated before reaching the ground, said fire…
May 16, 2021
A smoky wildfire in a LA canyon community gained strength Sunday as about a thousand residents remained under evacuation orders.
August 22, 2020
A California wildfire that is raging between parts of San Francisco and Sacramento is one of the state's worst, killing…
Winston-Salem, firefighters, racism, thegrio.com
July 23, 2020
Black firefighters in Winston-Salem who call themselves Omnibus say they have dealt with racist and abusive treatment for years and…
Houston Firefighters thegrio.com
March 10, 2019
Houston will lay off 400 firefighters in order to pay for raises for veteran firefighters on par with what the…
August 3, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - On Sunday, a mother and her five children were rescued from a burning building by Brooklyn firefighters.…
November 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - An Atlanta fire chief has been suspended for publishing a book that makes anti-gay comments. The book,…
May 14, 2014
VIDEO - A 105-year-old Kansas woman is recovering after her house caught fire early Tuesday morning...
April 11, 2014
VIDEO - Fulton County firefighters say they've been the victim of repeated car thefts and break-ins in recent months. Firefighters…
March 18, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — A black firefighters' group that had sued New York City, alleging discrimination, said Tuesday that minority…
February 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The incident started with a search for a colleague who went missing in Florida's Osceola County Jail...
January 16, 2013
WASHINGTON - In an exclusive interview, a D.C. man told News4 that his father died on New Year's Eve while…
November 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - City officials are investigating after anti-Obama paraphernalia was found at a South Florida fire station last week...
November 2, 2012
CHICAGO - At age 53, Marvin Jones finally became the fireman he'd always dreamed of becoming...
August 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - The official FDNY 2013 calendar went on sale on last Monday. 13 shirtless firefighters showed off their chiseled…