Colorado: Denver's oldest serving fire station home to first Black firefighters

  • Source: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver
  • Published: 02/02/2024 12:00 AM

PHOTOS: It's known to those who served there as the "Pride of the Points." Denver Fire Station 3. The oldest Denver firehouse still in service, built in 1931. And the only station where Black firefighters were assigned until the Denver Fire Department desegregated in 1957. Today the children of these earliest public servants have a deep appreciation for Station 3's commitment to excellence, and the pride that came in serving Denver's Five Points community. Beatrice Griffin is the daughter of Firefighter Sidney Frelow, who served in the late 1930s. "This was a very prestigious job for a man to have and he took great pride in it, it became more than just a job, it was a career and a lifestyle," said Griffin. Firefighter Charles Cousins' daughter is retired pediatrician Dr. Renee Cousins King.



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