14 years after the Obama administration ordered NYC Fire Department to hire applicants who failed a “racist” written test on firefighting, a 53-year-old man named Ashiq Hussain fell to his death because a NYC firefighter did not properly follow the instructions for using a ladder.

By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)

May 29, 2025

In 2011, the Obama administration ordered the New York City Fire Department to hire applicants who had failed a written test on firefighting, under the false claim that it was “racist” to require firefighters to know how to read.

Original source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/7/firehouse-flunkies/

Archive of source: https://archive.ph/qTGUV

In 2025, a 53-year-old man named Ashiq Hussain, who was climbing out of a burning building, died because a New York City firefighter did not properly follow the instructions on how to use a ladder.

Here’s a video of the ladder collapsing while Hussain was on it. He died as a result.

https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1925656527601320428

Here’s a news article about it.

Original source: https://abc7ny.com/post/fdny-investigating-pakistani-immigrants-fatal-fall-during-sunset-park-brooklyn-fire-rescue/16507025/

Archive of source: https://archive.ph/POl7L

It is extremely easy to pass the New York City Fire Department’s written test.
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