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Jim has his FF/1, AA degree and has a chance to go to medic school. So does Steve.  Steve is also working a CDF A engine.  Their life’s dreams are to become city firefighters.

They both have something else in common.  Both got DUI’s!  Jim got his 2 blocks after he left the house.  Steve got his after his 21st birthday celebration with his buddies.  He didn’t think he had drank that much.

How in the world did this happen?  Regardless it did.  This error in judgment will have an affect on their career goals the rest of their working days.
No department wants one of their firefighters cited with a DUI.

If you have already had a DUI, it's difficult but not impossible to get hired.  It's easier if you’re a medic. Candidates who have been cited with wet and reckless (less than a DUI) can also have problems getting hired.  Another candidate who seldom drinks was stopped after his wedding reception.  He was cited for wet/reckless.  Even though nothing happened before this incident, over one year later, this medic is still having problems getting hired.

If you do a psych, the doctor could DQ you because he might feel (I have actually seen this written on a report from a psychologist) because of the pressures of the job; you could end up drinking more.

Don’t cut your career goals short by thinking you haven’t had that much to drink.

No, stop the presses; make that three DUI's. Just got a call from a candidate asking me how he could put a positive spin on his upcoming interview for an intern medic position and he just got a DUI on July 3rd.

Now mind you I have talked to this candidate before and he was having trouble a while back getting on an EMT only rig because of a conflict he already had with the law.

How could this have happened? Well, I ran my car off the road and someone called the CHP. But I will turn this into a positive. Maybe when you say, do you want fries with that order?

Coming home after visiting friends the red lights come on.  This almost through medic school candidate pulls over.  The CHP officer said, I've stopped you because you don't have current tags on your vehicle.  Oh, we moved and they weren't forwarded.

Sir, have you been drinking?

Another DUI that's going to make it more difficult if not impossible to get hired.

Do you know how much you have or need to drink to record .09 on the Breathalyzer?  This candidate thought he knew he was all right to drive too.

Hey do yourself a favor and buy your own Breathalyzer so you don't make a career-changing mistake.  Check out: http://www.breathalyzer.net

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