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DETROlT -A twelYe month
probationary training period
completed by 14 rue fighters,
11 of them follo ing in the
footsteps of fatbers and
brothers, opens the qeesnon of
opportunities for minorities at
the Detroit Fire Department.
Department spokesman.
Captain Rod Pamell tated that
two of the 14 fire fighters were
minoritie , though tbe depart­
ment tries to m e each class a
SO/SO ratio.
Parnell tated minorities do
follow in the footsteps of rela­
tives also, but not as many. He"
indicated minorities have only
recently been dmitted into the
fire department in large num­
bers, and prior to 1958, BI CD
did not receive pplications at
all.
He . d minoritie ma e up
40 percent of tbe force, with
524 out of 1300 people.
Parnell taled Octroi t Fire
Commi ioner Melvin D. Jef­
ferson bas been enforcing
Mayor Coleman Young's af­
firmative tion policy, looking
to fill ranks t resemble the
city makeup of the workforce.
The city' racial composi­
tion i 68.9 percent African
American, 28.3 percent white,
3.1 percent Hi panic, nd 2.7
percent other. '
He indicated of the ctuaJ
number of minority fire
fighters in the department,
Blac do more of tbe or.
Jefferson's affirm tive ac­
tion efforts have made it so
tbat Ie er promotions are
based on seniority in orne
divi ioes, . Parnell.
He also indicated if Blac
ere hired equally in tbe past,
more ould be in supervisory
po itio oday.
Parnell stated that in tbe
Fire Fighting Division, there
are t 0 African American
among the 74 captains. Out of
148 lieutenants, eight are
Bl ck. There are 140 sergeants .
and 31 are Blae .
Blac bo entered tbe
department 17-18 years ago are
eligible for ergeant and
re becoming supervi ors.but
be iDdicated the sole cri teria in
the Fire Fighting Division for
promotion is seniority.
Pamell id it will be a lit­
tle hile before the de rtment
reacbe a large number of
Blac supervisors, indicatiq·
Bl c did not come in 0 the
dep rtment in large numbers
until 1972-73.
Pamell said the department
Deeds to continue hiring ilb
affirmative action in mind, and
jf tbat doe n't wort, to try
le J recourse.
Detroit Fire DepartmeDt
Chief Paul Garrison said legal
recourse might be something
they ould have to do, to get
mort Blacks into management
positions. .
He said the department ad­
ministration is pursuing a sys­
tem to promote more Blac to
management, IDd that negotia­
tions are still loina between
tbe administration and the
union. He said if tal are DOt .
satisfactory, the dmiDistration
�iII have to use alternative
methods to get more Blacks
iDlO management.
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