Briarcliffe Fire Company Expected To Voluntarily Disband After Racist Comments, Delaware County Black Caucus Announces

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A Delaware County fire company accused of making racist remarks during a recorded Zoom call will permanently close. But the Delaware County Black Caucus wants local officials to take more action. NewsWakisha reports.

accused of making racist remarks during a recorded Zoom call will permanently close. But the Delaware County Black Caucus wants local officials to take more action.

Following a 300-day suspension in February, the Briarcliffe Fire Company will voluntarily disband and cease operations. Members of the fire company are being accused of making racist slurs at the end of a Zoom call. On Wednesday, Senator Williams said those firefighters who made those offensive remarks should no longer be allowed to serve as public servants.

That said, for the many residents living right by Briarcliffe, its disbanding has raised fears of lengthy, life-risking emergency response times.“I live at 641 Beach and the Briarcliffe Fire Company is just up the streets from my house,” one woman said. “A couple of times they’ve had to come for my mother-in-law and they were there in like minutes.

 

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Briarcliffe Fire Company Expected To Voluntarily Disband After Racist Comments, Delaware County Black Caucus AnnouncesJUST IN: Pennsylvania state Sen. Anthony Williams and the Delaware County Black Caucus say they expect the Briarcliffe Fire Company to voluntarily disband after racist comments were caught on a recording. Burn, baby, burn. Siafa_Lewis Not sure I see anything controversial about racism. You're either a trash human and are for it or you're a decent person and believe it has no place in society.
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