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Cake day: August 7th, 2023

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  • They are probably referring to Brenda Berkman who successfully sued the NY dept because they could not prove that the requirements of the test matched the actual conditions firefighters face: that as soon as women started applying they added a new condition that they had to meet speed requirements of carrying an unresponsive body up a burning building: something that you simply wouldn’t do.

    The moment they reverted the test to what men had previously had to accomplish, 41 women passed with flying colors.