“It’s not really a job … it’s a way of life,” explained FDNY Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Kwame Cooper while discussing careers in the fire and emergency medical services to host Captain Andrew Brown. “It’s like a way of contributing to people in the community, oftentimes, on the worst day of their life.”
Also this month, a discussion with Chief of EMS Michael Fields, the first Black man in Department history to serve in this prestigious rank, and his Executive Officer Captain Latoya Rock. Plus, ICYMI, Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh shares why the Department’s bonds are rooted in family.
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