Firefighter

FDNY diversity official says ‘most definitely’ OK to exclude white firefighter from color guard

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An FDNY diversity official has said that it’s ‘most definitely’ acceptable to keep a white firefighter off a ceremonial color guard so the flag bearers could all be black, according to a new report.  White firefighter Lt. Daniel McWilliams filed a lawsuit claiming racial bias after he was removed from a flag-bearing unit at a … Read more

Firefighter father-of-four, 39, thanks family and NHS staff who saved him from coronavirus

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A firefighter stricken with coronavirus has spoken from his hospital bed in a video tribute to his wife and the NHS staff who saved his life. Steve Landon, 39, from Wrexham, North Wales, has been on a ‘relentless rollercoaster’, having picked up the deadly disease before being moved into intensive care. He is now on … Read more