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The Briarcliffe Fire Company in Darby Township, Delaware County has voted to disband amid accusations that members of the volunteer fire department made racist comments about Black firefighters, residents and Fanta Bility on a Zoom call in January. An attorney representing the company said that it had to shut down its operations due to 'frenzied public perception not based in fact.' ....
Wednesday night’s Darby Township Commissioners’ meeting was supposed to discuss the possible decertification of the Briarcliffe Fire Company but the squad beat officials to the punch. ....
Nearly a month after the Briarcliffe Fire Company was suspended for the alleged use of racial slurs on a virtual meeting, community members gathered to discuss the future of the department. ....
Some say the tension has been there all along in the town, which is physically and largely racially divided. The recorded comments are proof, they say. ....