The double standards are laughable....

[KellyinAvon]

So basically what you're saying is you don't want extra energetic firefighters?

Firefighters are the real heroes. Fat people aren't going to put themselves back in the bed after the roll out, after all. They *need* that extra pep...

If he was a cop there would be a press release, a news conference with various elected officials, and fifteen INGO threads about it by now.

I'd like cops to not do meth either. Come to think of it, nobody doing meth would improve things. Firefighters will have to go back to bench-pressing a Volkswagen.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I'd like cops to not do meth either. Come to think of it, nobody doing meth would improve things. Firefighters will have to go back to bench-pressing a Volkswagen.

Next you'll want your pilots and truck drivers off meth. Picky.

 

[jsharmon7]

I’m shocked a firefighter was able to take his “Station XX” firefighter t-shirt and baseball hat off long enough to put on a biker gang cut.

 

[jsx1043]

I'd like cops to not do meth either. Come to think of it, nobody doing meth would improve things. Firefighters will have to go back to bench-pressing a Volkswagen.

I mean, it's part of our training... the whole "cut open a bindle with your knife and taste it with your pinky" thing...

 

[littletommy]

Maybe IFD is just trying to be more diverse by allowing this gentleman to stay on? You can’t claim you’re a diverse and inclusive organization without having people from ALL walks of life, right? It’s all about diversity these days, right?

 

[KellyinAvon]

Next you'll want your pilots and truck drivers off meth. Picky.

I set the bar high. Actually "be on time, don't do drugs" is not that high of a bar. Even lower when you consider I'm not against a certain herb.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Addiction is a mental health problem right? If you self-report and seek help I'm guessing you are good as long as monitored.

The felon in possession of a gun may be an issue though, or whatever he was disqualified for.

From what I hear this isn't the first incident. And if you have an addiction to a drug such as Meth, do you really need to continue to work while going through treatment? I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure being high on Meth would severely affect your ability to be an effective firefighter.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

From what I hear this isn't the first incident. And if you have an addiction to a drug such as Meth, do you really need to continue to work while going through treatment? I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure being high on Meth would severely affect your ability to be an effective firefighter.

From the videos I’ve seen of meth heads, I’m betting he wouldn’t need a suit or ladder.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

Next you'll want your pilots and truck drivers off meth. Picky.

Pilots might get there quicker

 

[hoosierdoc]

From what I hear this isn't the first incident. And if you have an addiction to a drug such as Meth, do you really need to continue to work while going through treatment? I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure being high on Meth would severely affect your ability to be an effective firefighter.

That's the rub, i don't know if there's some sort of waiting period before you can come back or not. It does seem crazy

 

[Steel and wood]

Next you'll want your pilots and truck drivers off meth. Picky.

That’s just crazy talk.