KCFD Diversity Efforts Persists Despite Allegations Of Racism

To be fair . . . Given recent events . . . It's obvious they need new drivers.

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Through her recruiting efforts, Brown has found many young women have concerns about the current demographic makeup of the department.

“Our total staffing, I believe, is a little over 1200, and I think the women overall probably make up about 2%-3% of that population,” Brown said. “Then you start looking at women of color, we make up less than 1%.”

Thus, Brown is working with Capt. Donnell Roberts, a diversity and recruitment officer with KCFD, to change such perceptions through outreach.

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Black female firefighter shares importance of recruiting more women of color to KCFD

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sylvia Brown, who has spent 21 years with the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department, is working to inspire more women of color to choose a similar career path. She sees her job as an "honor, privilege, commitment and dedication to those communities that have been underserved."

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