Meet the seemingly unfirable female firefighter | New York Post

"The FDNY let her graduate anyway — and gave her five more deadlines over the past six months to pass the running test. She failed all five times, insiders said."

FDNY court mandated class flaming out
http://nypost.com/2013/10/13/fdnys-court-mandated-class-flaming-out/

"In addition, an alarming number of “probies” have been injured — suffering sprains, fractures and other ailments — and put on medical leave, insiders say. Others teeter on the cusp of flunking out because they can’t handle the physical or academic demands.

Dropouts have been pushed to resign, rather than face termination, so they can “recycle” and join the next academy class."