re: #18 Honorary Yooper

I would guess that one can either do the job or cannot do the job. I’ve no idea what the requirements were for the New Haven FD, but they should be based on objective criteria (how much one can lift, endurance, spatial knowledge of town, behavior, etc).

Yep….I don’t want someone who can’t haul the normal weight of a normal citizen out of a burning home….regardless of their gender, cultural origin.

Some people, however, like the feeling of feeling like they helped someone by letting someone into such a job that doesn’t know what they are to do, and may not be physically able to perform.