Harold B. Hairston (1940 – November 1, 2016) served as the first African-American Fire Commissioner for the Philadelphia Fire Department from 1992. Hairston was appointed head of the fire department by Mayor Ed Rendell and served until retirement in 2004. In his next life, Hairston worked for the CBS network Eyewitness News team as an expert on public safety and the Philadelphia Fire Department. He died at home in West Mount Airy on Tuesday, Nov. 1st, 2016. He was 76yrs old. With his wife, Anne, Hairston had three children, and was married for 41 years.
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