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search.  in other news  Do You Have What It Takes to Be a
Firefighter?   Photo: Getty Images  Oh, the life of a
firefighter: the thrills, the excitement, the esteem. If you
want to be a fireman, you know you have to be strong and
fearless and all that. But did you know you also need to have
expertise on cleaning up messy chili? That's according to the
latest Fire Department civil-service exam, as reported yesterday
in the Daily News:  "As a rookie firefighter you are responsible
for cleaning the kitchen. You arrive for the beginning of your
shift to find the kitchen area is a mess. And there is a bowl of
chili spilled on the floor from the firefighters from the
previous shift. The reason the kitchen is such a mess is due to
the previous crew having gone out on a call to a fire during
their dinner, and they are still actively fighting the fire …
What should you do with the following circumstances?"
Candidates were asked to assign a value ranging