I am interested in firefighting, but I have a very mild color deficiency. Most department's medical physicals require a color vision test, which usually is the Ishihara test. I am unable to see all the numbers in all the tests, and therefore I do not get a passing grade (10 out of 14 correct). On some tests I can see numbers that I am not suppose to see because of my color deficiency, which proves that my color defiency is very mild.
Do you think this will prohibit my chance of being a firefighter? I see all basic colors with no problem and my doctor has also said I am right around the normal area for color vision. Also, why do firefighters need to pass a color vision test when most work related areas only require basic color recognition?
Thanks for the help!
Do you think this will prohibit my chance of being a firefighter? I see all basic colors with no problem and my doctor has also said I am right around the normal area for color vision. Also, why do firefighters need to pass a color vision test when most work related areas only require basic color recognition?
Thanks for the help!
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