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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The interviewer asks this question to see if you are honest and have integrity. As an Arson Investigator, you may be offered bribes. The interviewer wants to hear that you are ethical and can be trusted if hired.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Provide an example of a time your ethics were tested as an Arson Investigator. If you are new to this field, use an example from a previous job or school. Some examples could be witnessing someone cheat or steal something.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Avoid saying you have never had your ethics tested without providing an example of what you would do if they were. If you have never been in a situation where you had to make an ethical decision based on your morals, tell the interviewer that you have not been put in that position and describe what you would do if that happened.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"As an Arson Investigator, I have not had my ethics tested. However, I had my ethics tested when working as a firefighter. I witnessed one of my crew members taking medical supplies off the ambulance and putting them in her duffel bag. I asked what she was doing, and she said to mind my own business. She then took her duffel bag and put it in her personal vehicle. Since she refused to talk to me about it, I reported the incident to my captain. I refuse to work with unethical people who steal from the department."

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