Despicable’: Pennsylvania Firehouse Company Temporarily Shut Down After Audio Surfaces of Members Us

Nicole Duncan Smith

police officers killed eight-year-old Fanta Bility on Aug. 27. Photo: Action News 6/ YouTube screenshot

A letter from a Goodwill Fire Company board member presented to the Darby Township Board of Commissioners revealed that the remarks were made after a virtual meeting between the Goodwill, Darby and Briarcliffe firehouses.

The agenda of the call, according to the Philly Voice, was for state and county officials to explore the possibility of consolidating the three companies.

It noted that after many of the participants logged off, including the politicians, six Briarcliffe members stayed on. A few members from the other houses remained on and listened quietly, recording up to 94 minutes’ worth of conversation that they gave to Delco Resists, a community organization that later posted it on its social media.

uses. The letter said in part, “Suddenly, there was the sound of a group of people discussing the meeting while using foul inappropriate language.” According to the letter, firefighters used racial epithets to describe the fire chief and firefighters on his staff.

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