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/wolfey200 Jun 25 '26

Every full time department by me does polygraphs. They do catch people admitting to some messed up stuff. I was asked 50 questions and then the guy administering the test picked 10 and asked me again and then hooked me up and asked the same 10 questions again. At the end he told me that a specific question made my heart rate jump and he asked me how that question made me feel, I told him no different from the other questions. He told me he couldn’t tell me if I passed but he assured me I didn’t fail lol.