Submitted by Guest452322 (not verified) on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 8:48pm.
THIS IS MY OPINION AND NOT AN ARGUEMENT AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL SEE WHERE I AM COMING FROM.I HAVE IN THE PAST BEEN A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND A FIRE CHIEF OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IT IS LEFT UP TO THE NON PROFIT FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DO DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING.THE DEPARTMENT I WAS WITH DID NOT DO DRUG TESTING AND MOST LIKELY THERE ARE MORE DEPARTMENTS THAT DON'T,BUT IT IS GOING TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE IF THEY DON'T DO IT AND THERE IS AN ACCIDENT WITH A RESCUE VEHICLE OR A ERRATIC FIREFIGHTER/RESCUER ON A SCENE THAT CAUSES ALOT OF PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLY CAUSES YOU OR THEIRSELF TO GET HURT AND THERE ARE NO DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING ,THEN THE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY,COUNTY AND STATE TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO LOSE ALOT OF MONEY IN LAWSUITS FORM ACCIDENTS INVOLVED WITH ABUSERS TO SUBSTANCES THAT WAS NEVER CAUGHT BECAUSE OF NO TESTING REQUIREMENTS.
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