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A white assistant chief in Indiana who threw a noose to a black firefighter during a knot tying exercise has been demoted to firefighter. The incident has also prompted a race discrimination suit by the black firefighter. Former Marion Fire Department Assistant Chief Rick Backs created the noose during a training exercise last February exercise and reportedly threw it toward firefighter Mikel Neal. The incident sparked racial tensions in the city of Marion that brought back recollections of lynchings that occurred as late as the 1930s.

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A Texas fire captain has been terminated over a Facebook post he made that depicted President Obama with a noose around his neck. Captain Alfred Decker was fired today from the La Marque Fire Department. The image of President Obama ...

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Five FDNY electricians have filed a race discrimination lawsuit against three coworkers and the FDNY. The 36 page complaint alleges that supervisors and coworkers subjected the employees to ridicule, scorn, threats, and retaliation, and that they were denied overtime and ...

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A noose found at the Rocky Mountain Fire Academy in Denver, Colorado earlier this year has sparked an investigation and calls for punishment. The facility, which trains firefighters from Denver and Aurora, is physically located in Denver. Officials have apparently ...

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