RICHMOND, VA — The Richmond Fire Department is supporting Engine Company #9 and Associates, Inc. to celebrate the 71^st anniversary of RFD (then named the Richmond Fire Bureau) hiring the first black career firefighters in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Chief Melvin D. Carter will speak during the program, which will include a brief presentation titled “Lighting the Way”.

WHAT: Annual celebration of Richmond’s first black career firefighters hired

WHEN: Sunday, July 11, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: 5^th & Duval streets

For some background information, please see these Black History Month social media posts from back in February:

• https://www.facebook.com/rvafire/posts/3700133746742148
• https://www.facebook.com/rvafire/posts/3718352594920263