Black chief is out, Hispanic chief is hired at BWI’s fire department

By Kevin Rector, The Washington Post

Officials at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport announced the hiring of its fire-and-rescue department’s first Hispanic fire chief Thursday, shortly after acknowledging that its first African American chief was terminated Wednesday.

The hiring of Victor N. Ferreira Jr., 52, a retired Prince George’s County fire official, comes amid complaints about diversity within the airport’s fire department following the hiring of an all-white class of firefighter recruits last month.

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