FDNY drops physical test requirement amid low female hiring rate
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Fire commissioner Daniel Nigro (left) testifies at a City Council hearing on recruitment and training of women in the department. Photo: William Farrington
The Fire Department has stopped requiring probationary firefighters to pass a job-related physical-skills test before getting hired — a move that critics derided as a lowering of standards.Nigro revealed the adjustments to the exam at a City Council hearing Wednesday where members questioned whether the skills test was responsible for the 10,500-member force including just 44 women.
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