Fair hiring question

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3. An employer can require certain physical abilities if they are directly tied to the job.

It used to be, in a major American city, that a firefighter had to lift X number of pounds; run 1.5 miles in X number of minutes and related type abilities. They were sued on the grounds that running 1.5 miles was not directly related to the job(other tasks too). As part of the settlement, the firefighter was required to demonstrate job related things like: dragging X number of pounds of hose a set distance in a set amount of time; drag an unconscious person(a dummy really) X number of feet in fire simulated conditions; climb a two story ladder with X number of pounds of hose and accurately maintain the stream of water on target. All things that happen on fires.
So, yes in my opinion, if the job calls for lifting 25 pounds, then the employer can require it.