{"id":688,"date":"2026-05-19T20:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=688"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:07:23","slug":"miami-dade-fire-rescue-captain-pushes-back-on-diversity-concerns-i-dont-think-its-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=688","title":{"rendered":"Miami-Dade Fire Rescue captain pushes back on diversity concerns: \u2018I don\u2019t think it\u2019s accurate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>DORAL, Fla. \u2014 A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue official is pushing back on concerns about diversity within the agency\u2019s ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=686\">Charges to be dropped against \u2018Real Housewives\u2019 star Lisa Hochstein, ex-boyfriend, attorneys say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>The NAACP had raised concerns over what it said was an apparent lack of Black firefighters in Recruit Class 159.<\/p>\n<p>The organization claimed only one Black recruit was in the class \u2015 but MDFR officials said at a meeting Monday night that it had three.<\/p>\n<p>MDFR Capt. Charles Francois, who leads the agency\u2019s professional standards division, spoke with Local 10 News on Tuesday and said, \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a diversity issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s accurate,\u201d he said of the concerns. \u201cOur workforce is extremely diverse and we make sure it\u2019s reflective of the community we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Francois said the agency actually has a slightly higher proportion of Black staff \u2015 18% \u2015 compared to Miami-Dade\u2019s population as a whole: 16%. <\/p>\n<p>He said the agency\u2019s firefighters are 68% Hispanic and 10% white compared to the county\u2019s overall population of 70% and 13%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=684\">Remains found in Little Haiti IDed as Trukita Scott, who vanished in 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He said MDFR, additionally, is well above average for women in the ranks: 14%, compared to a national average of 5%.<\/p>\n<p>Francois said diversity is important in the agency\u2019s ranks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the key characteristics of a firefighter is empathy and I think if you can have a department that\u2019s diverse, then you can better empathize with the citizens that you\u2019re going to be serving,\u201d he said. \u201cWe listen when the community speaks and we\u2019re working to expand on what we\u2019re already doing with our outreach efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Monday night\u2019s meeting, a representative from the NAACP said the organization believes more could be done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good start for the NAACP Miami-Dade branch to hear from the community and also to be able to coordinate a meeting with leadership for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue,\u201d Daniella Pierre, the branch president, said. \u201cI believe we have a lot of takeaways, but we also have much greater work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local 10 News requested a copy of the paperwork to back up the agency\u2019s statistical claims.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=682\">Miami-Dade man accused of firing gun at wife during domestic dispute<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Latest headlines from:<\/div>\n<div>\nMiami-Dade<br \/>\nBroward<br \/>\nFlorida Keys<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><span>Cities<\/span><span>\u25be<\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div>\nMiami<br \/>\nFort Lauderdale<br \/>\nCoral Springs<br \/>\nDavie<br \/>\nDeerfield Beach<br \/>\nDoral<br \/>\nHialeah<br \/>\nHollywood<br \/>\nHomestead<br \/>\nLauderhill<br \/>\nMiami Beach<br \/>\nMiami Gardens<br \/>\nMiramar<br \/>\nPembroke Pines<br \/>\nPlantation<br \/>\nPompano Beach<br \/>\nSunrise<br \/>\nTamarac\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue official is pushing back on concerns about diversity within the agency\u2019s ranks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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