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FL Fire Departments Seek Diversity in Ranks

Nov. 23, 2016

Fire officials look for answers in why there's a lack of diversity in Bay County fire departments in the Florida Panhandle.

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Fire officials look for answers in why there's a lack of diversity in Bay county fire departments in the Florida Panhandle.

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