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Rebecca Wax to become N.Y. firefighter despite failing crucial fitness test
A woman is set to join the New York City Fire Department despite failing a crucial physical fitness test, according to the New York Post.
Rebecca Wax, 33, is expected to graduate Tuesday from the Fire Academy and will become the first firefighter to have failed the Functional Skills Training (FST) test, the Post reported.
The grueling test requires potential recruits to climb six flights of stairs in full gear and drag dummies through tunnels with little visibility, among other tasks, and it’s to be completed in under 18 minutes, according to the Post.
A woman is set to join the New York City Fire Department despite failing a crucial physical fitness test, according to the New York Post.
Rebecca Wax, 33, is expected to graduate Tuesday from the Fire Academy and will become the first firefighter to have failed the Functional Skills Training (FST) test, the Post reported.
The grueling test requires potential recruits to climb six flights of stairs in full gear and drag dummies through tunnels with little visibility, among other tasks, and it’s to be completed in under 18 minutes, according to the Post.
It appears to be a case of political correctness that she will be allowed to take an FDNY position.
So, if you were trapped in a burning building, would you feel comfortable seeing a female firefighter coming for you and wondering if she was Rebecca Wax?