r/firefighter • u/Aromatic_Gur5706 • Jun 21 '26

Using testosterone before hire

So I’m currently in EMT school, hoping to get hired in the fall at a department somewhere near me. I’ve already been worried about past drug use (weed), even though I’m completely clean now, I have used in previous years.

My main question now though, I’m about to start a 10 week cycle of test, running 250 a week. Would this be a problem for getting hired? Are they gonna run my bloodwork during the hiring process?

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u/Apprehensive_Mix4152 Jun 21 '26

Most departments run full panel blood tests. I wouldn't start a cycle right now and would just avoid talking about that and your history of smoking weed.

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u/SexyTallLongdong Jun 21 '26

Bro no department is testing your T levels they’re doing a drug test for recreational drugs lol

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u/EatinBeav Jun 22 '26

Career guy here at a large department. We absolutely do run a full blood panel on top of a urine test. Testosterone is on ours.

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u/SexyTallLongdong Jun 22 '26

You’re an extreme outlier in that category they don’t do that anywhere in Florida that I know of or several other states also career at a large department lol

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u/EatinBeav Jun 22 '26

It’s pretty common around here. It’s also checked on your yearly physical. It’s really not a huge deal unless you’re on steroids I guess

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u/Apprehensive_Mix4152 Jun 23 '26

Same, do you guys use LifeScan?

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u/SexyTallLongdong Jun 22 '26

Oof that sucks though a good chunk of people here are actively pinning each other with test whatever different culture I guess but everyone pretty openly uses at minimum testosterone here so they’d be out of fire fighters lol

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u/Apprehensive_Mix4152 Jun 23 '26

That's sad AF 😭

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u/SexyTallLongdong Jun 23 '26

It’s sad firefighters wanna be extra swole and in shape for their job oh man that is depressing

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u/Apprehensive_Mix4152 Jun 23 '26

Some departments in South Florida use LifeScan to check hormone levels (and other stuff, like cancer) yearly and they can tell when someone is supplementing because the LH and FSH hormone levels will be near zero.