Courthouse News Service

Wisconsin firefighter who says entry test skews against women seeks new trial at Seventh Circuit

The Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, home of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. (U.S. General Services Administration via ...
Firefighter Nation

Should Female Firefighters Have to Pass the 50-Pound Vest Test? These CT Lawmakers Don’t Think So

A proposal in the Connecticut legislature would replace the 50-pound vest test that firefighter candidates must pass with a less demanding requirement for female candidates. The candidate physical ...
New Haven Register

In CT, barriers for women in fire service range from ill-fitting equipment to poor access to CPAT training

When Caitlin Clarkson Pereira was working to become a firefighter, she flew to Florida to train for the Candidate Physical Ability Test, or CPAT. Connecticut does not have a year-round facility where ...
NECN

Proposed Bill Could Alter CT Female Firefighter Test

“In the fire service, everybody pulls their own weight,” firefighter Kori Kelly said. Kori Kelly is a 13-year veteran career firefighter. “I know I’m held to a standard and on top of that, I hold ...