At Minneapolis Fire Station 6, Engine 10’s A-shift recently renewed their commitment to stay together for two more years, continuing their work out of the city’s busiest station.
Inside the station stands Capt. Michael Graves, fire motor operator Jesse Strong, and firefighters Johnny Crow and Bobby Headbird. Their all-Native American crew wasn’t assigned. It wasn’t a department directive.
“This was all us,” Graves said. “It was important because we all have ties to the city, and we grew up not seeing police or fire that looked like us.”…