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LAFD seeks women for first new firefighter hires in 5 years (Photos)

By Take Two Staff
Published Apr 4, 2013
Al Perez of the LAFD Legal Liaison Unit helps applicant JJ Edgmon put on a helmet before her first practice try of the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
Al Perez of the LAFD Legal Liaison Unit helps applicant JJ Edgmon put on a helmet before her first practice try of the Candidate Physical Ability Test.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Trainee Sarah C prepares for her second practice test. She barely passed the test her first time, and is hoping to improve. A 50-pound vest is used during the test, which must be completed in less than ten minutes and 20 seconds.
Trainee Sarah C prepares for her second practice test. She barely passed the test her first time, and is hoping to improve. A 50-pound vest is used during the test, which must be completed in less than ten minutes and 20 seconds.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Nicholas Noriega of the Verdugo Fire Academy works to improve his overall time for the physical test. The exercise begins with four minutes on a Stair-master.
Nicholas Noriega of the Verdugo Fire Academy works to improve his overall time for the physical test. The exercise begins with four minutes on a Stair-master.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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An additional 25 pounds on trainees' shoulders during the Stair-master portion, for a total of 75 pounds.
An additional 25 pounds on trainees' shoulders during the Stair-master portion, for a total of 75 pounds.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Next, Noriega picks up a firehose, and unravels it around a barrel.
Next, Noriega picks up a firehose, and unravels it around a barrel.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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JJ Edgmon is directed to pull excess hose from around the barrel.
JJ Edgmon is directed to pull excess hose from around the barrel.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Nicholas Noriega of the Verdugo Fire Academy picks up equipment, such as a chainsaw, from a shelf. He walks to and from a blue barrel, and returns the gear.
Nicholas Noriega of the Verdugo Fire Academy picks up equipment, such as a chainsaw, from a shelf. He walks to and from a blue barrel, and returns the gear.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Firefighter Lamorris Wilcher, left, works with Noriega through the practice test. Noriega lifts a ladder against a wall, then extends it.
Firefighter Lamorris Wilcher, left, works with Noriega through the practice test. Noriega lifts a ladder against a wall, then extends it.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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JJ Edgmon said the most difficult part is the sledgehammer portion, in which trainees must hammer in a panel at least two inches.
JJ Edgmon said the most difficult part is the sledgehammer portion, in which trainees must hammer in a panel at least two inches.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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After crawling through a pitch-dark space, trainees must lift a mannequin to a barrel, and back.
After crawling through a pitch-dark space, trainees must lift a mannequin to a barrel, and back.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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Firefighter Jennifer Wilcox waits as JJ struggles to finish the last portion of the exercise, which is a series of pushes and pulls to open and close possible types of building entries.
Firefighter Jennifer Wilcox waits as JJ struggles to finish the last portion of the exercise, which is a series of pushes and pulls to open and close possible types of building entries.
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Maya Sugarman/KPCC
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LAFD seeks women for first new firefighter hires in 5 years (Photos)

The Los Angeles Fire Department is hiring new firefighters for the first time in five years. There are 13,000 applicants, but fewer than 150 will attend the academy. KPCC's Hayley Fox says the LAFD hopes many of those accepted will be women.