Thursday, March 10, 2005

More Hispanic firefighters in Nashville

The Tennessean reports that six of sixty-nine new firefighter hires in Nashville are Hispanic. In 1995, Hispanic firefighters represented less than half a percent of the Nashville Fire Department; in 2005, the percentage had tripled to 1.3%. The percentage of Hispanics in the overall Nashville population is 4%.

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