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s of March 2021, Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR) had 441 employees—only 4.5 percent of whom were Black. Chase Vaughn, 33, is working to increase that number. An Aurora local who played linebacker for Smoky Hill High School, Colorado State University-Pueblo, and the Denver Broncos, Vaughn joined AFR in recently spoke with Vaughn about how he intends to accomplish that.