FIRE 20/20 News and Resources
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Tag Archives: Testing
City lit up with another fire exam lawsuit
07-20-11 -- As smoke from court-ordered $30M payout to African-American firefighter candidates clears, new class action alleges CFD’s physical test discriminatory to women The suite filed by Samantha Vasich seeks class action status for women who passed the written exam but … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Chicago, Community, lawsuits, Testing, women Categories: Article, Uncategorized
Court: Chicago must hire 111 black firefighters (FireRescue)
05-18-11 -- (By Don Babwin, The Associated Press) CHICAGO — A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the Chicago Fire Department must hire 111 African Americans who passed a firefighters entrance exam 16 years ago and pay millions of dollars to … Read More >
Posted by: natasha Tags: African American, Chicago, court, Diversity, FireRescue, lawsuits, Testing Categories: Article
Interview: iWomen Incoming President Chief Jeanne Pashalek
11-28-10 -- Jeanne Pashalek is currently Battalion Chief of Emergency Services with Lincoln, Nebraska, Fire & Rescue. She is also the incoming President of iWomen, for 2011-2012. We spoke with Chief Pashalek recently about the challenges and opportunities facing departments that wish … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: change, Diversity, inclusion, Leadership, mentoring, recruitment, retention, Testing, women Categories: Interview
Fighting Fire with Quotas (City Journal)
10-27-10 -- NOTE: This article is traveling around the web, fueling the old flames of affirmative action and quotas. For the record, diversity and inclusion are NOT ABOUT LOWERING STANDARDS. FIRE 20/20′s mission is a QUALIFIED, DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE and SAFETY-CONSCIOUS fire service. … Read More >
Posted by: Fire 20/20 Tags: Affirmative Action, Diversity, FDNY, inclusion, Racism, recruitment, retention, sexism, Testing, women Categories: Article
Welcome to the New FIRE 20/20 Website
09-16-10 -- Welcome to the new and improved FIRE 20/20 website! Here you will find the latest news and updates about our programs, workshops, and services. To ensure that you never miss a thing from FIRE 20/20, please sign up to receive … Read More >
Posted by: Larry Sagen Tags: consent decrees, cultural competencies, Diversity, FIRE 20/20, Fire Chiefs, fire service, firefighters, IAFC, IAFF, inclusion, Larry Sagen, Metro Chiefs, NFPA, recruitment, retention, Testing, US Fire Administration, VCOS, Vision 20/20, Volunteer Fire Departments Categories: FIRE 20/20
