Citizens call for Briarcliffe Fire Company to lose certification over alleged racism caught on camera

for the alleged use of racial slurs on a recent virtual meeting, community members gathered to discuss the future of the department.

Briarcliffe Fire Company was suspended after a Jan. 27 virtual meeting between township fire companies and commissioners about a potential consolidation. The conversation, which lasted an hour and 45 minutes, allegedly included racial slurs when discussing members of other fire companies and township residents.Fanta Bility, a young girl who was killed in a shooting in Sharon Hill"It’s outright racism,", NAACP Local Chapter President Sheila Carter said. "It shows we here in the Southern Darby Township this is not something new for us. This is just something now that has come to the surface.

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