This proposal from five Connecticut Democrats would get rid of the requirement that firefighters be strong enough to carry their own safety equipment.
By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)
January 11, 2025
This proposal from five Connecticut Democrats would get rid of the requirement that firefighters be strong enough to carry their own safety equipment.
The bill is sponsored by:
Michael D’Agostino (Democrat – 91st district)
Josh Elliott (Democrat – 88th district)
Robyn Porter (Democrat – 94th district)
Martin Looney (Democrat -11th district)
Jorge Cabrera (Democrat – 17th district)
The bill is at this link:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-05501-R00-HB.PDF
And here is the internet archive of that link:
The text of the bill states:
State of Connecticut
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5501
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 259
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. D’AGOSTINO, 91st Dist.
REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist.
REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. CABRERA, 17th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE PHYSICAL ABILITY TESTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEMALE CANDIDATES FOR FIREFIGHTER
POSITIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 104 of the general statutes be amended to establish
physical ability test requirements for female candidates for firefighter
positions that provide an alternative to the fifty-pound simulated vest
test component of the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow for a more diverse class of candidates for firefighter positions
at municipal and volunteer fire departments by recognizing that
additional female candidates would qualify for such positions based on
revised physical standards that offer an alternative to the fifty-pound
simulated vest test component of the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
LCO No. 2590
Here is a screenshot of the bill from that link:
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