Floyd JordanFloyd Jordan, born in Georgia on May 16, 1943, was raised in Miami-Dade County, Florida; A Viet-Nam veteran; and a fire service employee that served in four different fire departments for more than 43 years. He joined the City of Miami Fire Departmen in 1967 as the second black firefighter. He was a black trailblazer in the South Florida fire service that rose through the ranks by competitive examination becoming the first black firefighter to be promoted to every supervisory rank in the fire department, including the first black Fire Chief/Director of a Miami-Dade City or County fire agency when he was appointed the Fire Chief of the City of Miami Beach on June 1, 1999. Read More Read Less