Adrianna, Hmmm... would you be willing to accept a slight change in terminology that might make a difference in outcome? How about saying that someone in a wheelchair could not be an active fireFIGHTER. You are right -- there are things that individual simply could not physically do that are necessary for the health and safety of others. But what about being an arson investigator, or a dispatcher, or dealing with fire safety and prevention education? There are other areas of the field that may NOT be closed off to someone because of their physical limitations. Dr. Jane Jarrow