May 25, 2018 6:21 pm

SJFD Accused of Not Hiring Enough Bilingual Firefighters

Not enough diversity on the fire line. That’s the complaint being leveled against the San Jose Fire Department. Critics say the department isn’t hiring enough bilingual firefighters for a city where 33 percent of the people they serve speak Spanish. The San Jose police chief says both the police and fire departments are still feeling the effects of Measure B and it might take some city departments longer than others to recover. Damian Trujillo reports.

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