A drug free work place is one thing, but including a substance like alcohol is going too far. I found only a few fire departments with an alcohol policy as strict as the LMRFD. I found that the Chandler Fire Department has a reasonable alcohol policy that protect the public, yet allows a a firefighter to have a beer at a family picnic, or off-duty with a fellow firefighter after a tough day.
Asking a volunteer to not use a lawful substance is wrong. What's next, no large soda drinks or fatty food at the fire station? That might be a better policy than no alcohol. You see half the firefighters who die each year, die from heart attacks, not fighting a fire.
It's funny you can't use alcohol if employed by the LMRFD, but you can use tobacco, a substance that kills 400,000 people a year? Go figure.....
www.chandleraz.gov/content/HR_DrugFreeWorkplace.pdf
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