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In 1950 it was transferred to the Bureau of Fire. [2] In 1886, the department hired its first Black firefighter, who served with Engine Company 11. In 1919, Engine Company 11 was designated the department's all-Black unit. Later Fire Boat One was also an all-Black unit. The Department began to desegregate in February 1949. [5]
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Engine Company No. 11 was a fire-engine company in Philadelphia. Established in 1871, it was Philadelphia's only all-black segregated company from 1919, and was desegregated in 1952. [ 1 ] In 1871, Philadelphia established its professional fire department, creating 22 fire companies, replacing about 90 volunteer companies.
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