It would be exaggerating somewhat to say that our fire departments are starting to resemble the illustration. After all where's the diversity? The ''ladies'', I mean, womyn, in the picture seem to be White. And diversity, we now know, is crucial to fighting fires as it is to everything else, for that matter.
I noticed when I still watched TV that on news footage, female fire chiefs seemed to be very prominent on camera, as are female police chiefs, and usually they are twofers, that is 'womyn' as well as non-White, which is actually what 'diversity' means if truth be told.
But what's truth got to do with it, or common sense? It is diversity for its own sake. It placates the gods of political correctness. It prevents calamities from raining down on our heads because of our non-diverse past. Don't expect rational arguments; diversity is good -- because it just is.
But read the article linked. Having firefighters like the assortment of ladies in the illustration is one thing, but recruiting people who are non-English speakers (who must be spoken to via sign language or placards) as well as the deaf, blind, and disabled is truly mad. But we expect nothing less these days.
