CaptBob
12-31-2003, 02:54 PM
One of the worst things that can keep you from getting a firefighter job is get a DUI. I know it can’t happen to you. Many of you reading this have driven more than 100 times over the legal limit on alcohol or other substances. I know you’re bullet proof. You only need to get stopped once and the game is over.
No cheif wants to take a chance with a firefighter who could be stopped while drinking. A six month rookie for a large premier department in So. California got a DUI. He was required to report it to his chief. He was given the option to resign or be fire! Don't try to make since of this stupid mistake.
The average cost of trying to defend a DUI charge, the increase on your auto insurance over the period it will be on your driving record (not to mention the lost opportunities of becoming a firefighter) is $25,000.
Be advised that New Years Eve is amateur night. Too many people drink more than they normally do in the spirit of the evening. Play it safe. Stay home, walk to a friends house, have a designated driver or take a cab.
We have a breath analyzer. In order to drive after drinking at our house (guests included), or if we’re out for the evening, if you can’t pass the test, you’re grounded.
A candidate was fooling around with his buddy on a golf cart on their block. This candidate was a volunteer on this local department. They had a few brewskies. Someone called the police. As the officer was talking to his buddy the volunteer tried to step in and smooth things over. The officer pulled the breath analyzer out and asked him to bl*w in it. It registered 1.0. The officer said, aren’t you trying to become a firefighter? The candidate said, yes. Wouldn’t this strip with 1.0 keep you from being one? Now very polite and humble he said yes. The officer dropped the strip, smudged it into the pavement with his boot, told them to get someone else to drive the golf cart home, turned around and left. A real gift. Yes, you can get a DUI on a golf cart or a bicycle. This candidate is in background right now for this department.
A medic candidate who seldom drinks was stopped after he left his wedding reception. Yes, he had a couple glasses of the bubbly to celebrate. Although he was under the legal limit, he was cited for wet/reckless. A year later he was still having problems getting hired.
As my Son Rob says:
With all of the preparation we all must go through to get this job, keep in mind to protect your record. Do every thing you can to not have to be explaining things to a background investigator. Prepare before you go out to have a good time, make all of the necessary arrangements before you’ve been drinking, while your head is clear. If you get into any sticky situations that look like they might go bad, there is one solution that’s never failed me RUN LIKE HELL, AND DON’T LOOK BACK.
"Nothing counts 'til you have the badge . . . Nothing!"
You can find more on testing secrets in the Career Article section from the Jobs drop down menu just above this posting.
"Nothing counts 'til you have the badge . . . Nothing!"
Fire "Captain Bob"
www.eatstress.com
No cheif wants to take a chance with a firefighter who could be stopped while drinking. A six month rookie for a large premier department in So. California got a DUI. He was required to report it to his chief. He was given the option to resign or be fire! Don't try to make since of this stupid mistake.
The average cost of trying to defend a DUI charge, the increase on your auto insurance over the period it will be on your driving record (not to mention the lost opportunities of becoming a firefighter) is $25,000.
Be advised that New Years Eve is amateur night. Too many people drink more than they normally do in the spirit of the evening. Play it safe. Stay home, walk to a friends house, have a designated driver or take a cab.
We have a breath analyzer. In order to drive after drinking at our house (guests included), or if we’re out for the evening, if you can’t pass the test, you’re grounded.
A candidate was fooling around with his buddy on a golf cart on their block. This candidate was a volunteer on this local department. They had a few brewskies. Someone called the police. As the officer was talking to his buddy the volunteer tried to step in and smooth things over. The officer pulled the breath analyzer out and asked him to bl*w in it. It registered 1.0. The officer said, aren’t you trying to become a firefighter? The candidate said, yes. Wouldn’t this strip with 1.0 keep you from being one? Now very polite and humble he said yes. The officer dropped the strip, smudged it into the pavement with his boot, told them to get someone else to drive the golf cart home, turned around and left. A real gift. Yes, you can get a DUI on a golf cart or a bicycle. This candidate is in background right now for this department.
A medic candidate who seldom drinks was stopped after he left his wedding reception. Yes, he had a couple glasses of the bubbly to celebrate. Although he was under the legal limit, he was cited for wet/reckless. A year later he was still having problems getting hired.
As my Son Rob says:
With all of the preparation we all must go through to get this job, keep in mind to protect your record. Do every thing you can to not have to be explaining things to a background investigator. Prepare before you go out to have a good time, make all of the necessary arrangements before you’ve been drinking, while your head is clear. If you get into any sticky situations that look like they might go bad, there is one solution that’s never failed me RUN LIKE HELL, AND DON’T LOOK BACK.
"Nothing counts 'til you have the badge . . . Nothing!"
You can find more on testing secrets in the Career Article section from the Jobs drop down menu just above this posting.
"Nothing counts 'til you have the badge . . . Nothing!"
Fire "Captain Bob"
www.eatstress.com