Honoring fathers and daughters for their bravery was part of a Black History Month celebration in Philadelphia Thursday. The community highlighted their dedication to protecting and serving the city.
It was a special day at the Fireman’s Hall Museum, honoring father-daughter duos who serve or have served as firefighters or paramedics.
“For Black History Month, the museum is celebrating fathers and daughters on the job,” firefighter Crystal Yates said.
Yates and her dad, Ed Rockemore, are one of several African-American teams being honored.
“My dad was on the job in 1974. I was 4 years old, I visited the fire station all the time but never saw any women so I didn’t see this as a career possibility,” Yates said.
Yates broke barriers just liker her father, who was one of only a few black firefighters on the job when he started in the early 1970s.