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Re: Jersey City swears in first black woman firefighter in 143-year history of department
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You mean like the Healy Boy?
Posted on: 2014/7/29 15:47
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Re: Jersey City swears in first black woman firefighter in 143-year history of department
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Congrats to her. I'm surprised it took that long. However I'd like to hear how many people got skipped that were above her on the list. I'd also like to hear from some involved individuals how the paramaters of the physical, biodata and written tests were massaged to get the results they wanted. If the answer is "not at all", great but I've been part of and read about the games that they play with those tests to get desired results.
Posted on: 2014/7/29 15:17
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The Jersey Journal
The Jersey City Fire Department made city history today when Tara Walker became the first black woman firefighter in the department's 143-year history. "I knew there were a few women; they were teasing me, and things like that," Walker said in a Ch. 7 Eyewitness News interview. Walker, 31, a high school girls basketball legend who scored 2,376 points in her Marist High School career, is now one of six women in the department. She was one of 26 sworn in at the City Hall ceremony. The diverse class includes two black men, four Hispanic men and an Asian man, city officials pointed out. "Now today is really a great day because if you look at the 26 men and women sitting to my right, to your left, it really represents everything that is great about Jersey City," Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop said at the ceremony. "It is a diverse class, it is a young class, it is a motivated class, it is a class of people that have dedicated and lived their lives here in Jersey City." The new class brings the number of Jersey City firefighters to 557. City officials said that 47 members have been hired since Fulop took office. More
Posted on: 2014/7/28 17:20
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