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Brent Burton, President
Kwame Cooper, Vice President
Akosua Hobert, Secretary
Troy Westbrook, Los Angeles City Stentorians
Daryl Osby, Los Angeles County Stentorians
Arnett Hartsfield, Historian
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Michelle Banks, President Emeritus

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 HISTORY

The African American Firefighter Museum - 100 Years of Fire Service.( Photo 1923 Old Stentorians Center - Compliments of Hartsfield Collection) 1923 - Stentorians Center

The STENTORIANS organization was founded in 1954, by African-American firefighters of the Los Angeles City and Los Angeles Click to go to the site of Los Angeles County Stentorians, Inc.County Fire Departments.  Their purpose and goals were to band together and address the discrimination and segregation challenges in theClick to go to the site of Los Angeles City Stentorians, Inc.Los Angeles City Fire Department.  The name STENTORIANS, was selected for its appropriateness from the word Stentor, a Greek Herald described in the Iliad as having the voice of fifty men,  extremely loud and powerful, audibly expressing a very forceful sound.

 Today, the STENTORIANS function as a community based and social organization for their membership and their families.  Many of the traditions that started over forty years ago are continued today: functions such as the Annual dinner and dance, promotional and recognition luncheon, annual bar-b-que and Christmas toy drive.  Over its forty-year history; the STENTORIANS have progressed into a well-noted and respected Firefighter association in the greater Los Angeles area community.

 The STENTORIANS occupy as its office and training facility, old Los Angeles City Fire Station 46, one of the very first stations integrated by the City Fire Department.  This facility is now named in honor of Arnett Hartsfield and Van Davis.  Both former firefighters from the City and County fire departments respectfully.  These men were truly pioneers during the civil rights era for fairness and equality in the fire service.

The STENTORIANS are proud of its organization and vow to keep the fire burning for justice.

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Kwame Cooper and Armando Hogan are AAFF Museum board members. The have the distinction of being the number one candidate on their respective Battalion Chief's list. These men are inspirations to future chief officers locally and abroad. The AAFF Museum salutes these two trailblazers!

The African American Firefighter Museum - 100 Years of Fire Service.( 1916 Hose Co. 4 - Compliments of Hartsfield Collection) 1916 - Hose Co. 4

The STENTORIANS belong to the International Association of Black Professional Firefighters, a National Organization in which the  STENTORIANS are charter members of.

"90's Club" birthday celebration June 22, 2008 - Stentorians honoring "Old Stentorians" during recent celebration.