r/Firefighting • u/DrawerBackground9235 • 3d ago

Ask A Firefighter Question about pre employment alcohol testing

I’m 22 and had a question regarding what kind of test will be done to check for alcohol consumption for my fire department. I don’t drink often but last night I got plastered for a buddy’s birthday. I was wondering if it will just be a simple BAC test or a urine test or what. Looking online the urine test can detect it for up to 80 hours or more after heavy drinking. I know that I’m going in for a physical and urinalysis and that’s it. I was never told to not use mouthwash with alcohol the day of or whatever.

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u/the_falconator Professional Firefighter 3d ago

Alcohol testing? What type of department is this, it's legal and almost every firefighter I know drinks, and almost every department event has alcohol.