Keeping the Passion through the Transition!

Come and join the PFFADC and DC Fire and EMS Department for a 2023 Black History Month Event!

Join us as we celebrate Black History this month and every month! Our February 21st Black History Month program focuses on Keeping The Passion Through The Transition by celebrating history, community, and the brave women and men panelist sharing inspiring stories with our participants, moderated by James Wright, Jr., editor of the Washington Informer.

You don’t want to miss Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton inducted as our 2023 Honorary Fire and EMS Chief and a host of others receiving awards this day.

We look forward to seeing familiar and new friends of DCFEMS & PFFADC on February 21st. We thank you for helping us continue to preserve and share the stories of women and men of color in fire service.

Panelists List:

Retired Fire Chief Rayfield Alfred

Retired Deputy Fire Chief Theodore Holmes

Retired Acting Captain Romeo Spaulding

Retired Lieutenant Phillip Proctor

Retired Lieutenant Peter McGalliaria

Deputy Chief Tiffanye S. Wesley (Arlington County Fire Department)

Firefighter -EMT Maiesha Artis (DC Fire and EMS)