Thank you for answering. I was not sure why you posted the article in this thread. I assumed you were under the impression that this was an article advocating for quotas or affirmative action, neither of which it ever encourages.
I'm still not sure why the proactive recruitment and advocacy for firefighting among minorities and women would bother anyone. None of your answers shed any light on that.
They gave data rationale for this opinion. "In 2016, only 4% of emergency calls to which U.S. fire departments responded were actually fires. The majority (64%) were medical emergencies."
35% of EMT's are female. If they are capable of performing those duties I see no reason a female firefighter cannot perform similar duties with the 96% of emergency calls to her department.
Just so I'm clear, you think we should avoid recruiting minorities for firefighting jobs because firefighters have to be strong and smart?Yes, physical ability is one of the standards of becoming a firefighter. They also have to have knowledge in regard to fighting fires and medical knowledge because they are often first on scene. So basically you have to be well rounded. I think that's also a reason for less minorities. Just becoming an EMT(according to Google is needed to become a firefighter) for example takes longer than becoming a cop. It's probably a more extensive education as well. So comparing firefighters to cops and military is also nonsense.
Source needed"We determined that this is because stereotypes about women’s relative lack of physical strength and stamina have led to a widespread belief that departments have lowered their standards to accommodate female firefighters, thus undermining the integrity of the service and posing a threat to their colleagues and communities."
Departments have lowered standards. That's a fact. Therefore, the complaining about their peers "testing" women is a bull complaint. It's a natural consequence of your bull decisions.
Source neededThe same can be said about affirmative action if that means lowering standards for blacks like colleges do. That's not a hostile work environment to test them. That's people seeing if they can trust them because bull decisions may have watered down the prospects of certain demos.
I don't think you know all about affirmative action.

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