Hey I have a novel idea! How about just hiring the best firefighters? I know it's really a stupid and foreign concept, but hey, that's just me.
For police that makes a little bit of sense. Policing is usually easier with a force that mirrors the characteristics of the community.
However that don’t work when it comes to dealing with fires. Will a fire in a sad’s house yield more easily to a sad fireperson?
How dare you put people’s safety ahead of the promotion of diversity!
Think of the dead as martyrs in the noble cause of Political Correctness!