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Subject: Do Fire deparments do polygraph test? Yes or no anser would suffice.
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: americana27-ga
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Posted: 08 Apr 2003 12:21 PDT
Expires: 08 Apr 2003 23:42 PDT
Question ID: 187803

Hey, when getting hired by the fire department do they do polygraph test like when becoming a cop? Simple yes or no would suffice. Thanks!
Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 08 Apr 2003 12:23 PDT For which fire department do need an answer? Some fire departments may be different from others in this respect.
Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 08 Apr 2003 12:24 PDT Sorry, I meant to write "do you need", not "do need".
Clarification of Question by americana27-ga on 08 Apr 2003 13:50 PDT ALright, ummm... what fire departments in washington state dont require a polygraph?

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Subject: Re: Do Fire deparments do polygraph test? Yes or no anser would suffice.
From: magnesium-ga on 08 Apr 2003 12:34 PDT

Many fire departments do require that applicants pass a polygraph:

://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22fire+department%22+%22pass+a+polygraph%22

Subject: Re: Do Fire deparments do polygraph test? Yes or no anser would suffice.
From: probonopublico-ga on 08 Apr 2003 13:14 PDT

As a side comment:

My understanding is that the polygraph is not reliable. 

It has been looked at by the UK authorities who have given it the
'thumbs down'. (Or so I believe.)

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