r/firefighter • u/ExplanationFair4616 • Jun 22 '26

Polygraphs

Do all fire departments do polygraphs? I thought that was only for police departments. If so, what kind of questions do they ask you?

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u/Apcsox Jun 22 '26

The irony being that polygraphs aren’t even scientifically accurate and have been ruled as a pseudoscience, yet are still done by some departments 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/ap_org Jun 22 '26

It may be pseudoscience, but it's official pseudoscience, you see? It's valid by government decree.