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First 25 Years
An historic event took place in Hartford, Connecticut on October4, 1948
when 6 African American men were hired by The Hartford Fire Department.
They would be the first of many that would come during the first quarter century.
Oct. 4, 1948
Harry Ashe * Frank Davis * Goerge Hayes *
Joseph Kitchens * James Lewis * Benjamin Luary *1949 - 1950
Raymond Thomas - Frederick Turner Jr.
1952 - 1953
John B. Stewart Jr. - L. Howard King
1956 - 1957
Robert Easterling - James Stinson
Frank C. Carter Sr. - Harold G. Meyers1958 - 1959
Carl G. Booker Sr. - Alfred Allison
Cecil W. Alison - William Butler Jr.1960 - 1961
Vernon Tyson - Nelson K. Carter Jr.
John Lee - Leonard Wallace - Clyde Wilson
1962 - 1963
Cassiel Ingram - Robert Farmer
Richard Epps - Walter McKenny
Ray Tyson - Howard Davis - Willie Barrow1964 - 1965
Joseph Humes - Robert Brown - John Abrams
1966 - 1967
Richard Slappy - Otis Haywood
Aaron West - Marblin Fitzpatrick
John Joiner - John Sykes - Audabon Hill
Bradley Jones - Freddie Smith
Loomis Arnold - Joe Jones1968 - 1969
Troy Jones - Grady Sullivan - Mike Blue
Robert Richardson
Norman Ellis - Lewis Fortson - Don Hill
Cornel Murray - Ray Woods
Charles Gardner - Willie Tate - Billie Jackson1970 - 1971
Steve Harris - Billy Smith - Leroy Belcher
Howard Douglas - Willie Lay - James Murphy
Ollie Little - Walter Hodges - Pedro Tabb - Joseph Humes1972 - 1973
Leroy Wilson
70 African American Firefighters were appointed,
during the first 25 years period.
1948 - 1973Be part of the next 25 years
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