Denver’s first African-American firefighter in white station dies

Courtesy of the Nickerson familyRobert Nickerson, Denver’s first African-American firefighter who in 1957 was assigned to an all-white station.Robert Eugene Nickerson wasn’t the likeliest of heroes, as a quiet demeanor capped by a steady work ethic was what most people saw.
Yet the man most knew for running Nickerson Plumbing in east Denver was a trailblazer in Denver’s Fire Department, having been the first African-American hired and assigned to an all-white station. That was