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One question...
... are on-duty fireman authorized to carry weapons?
No. Most departments have
No. Most departments have specific rules and SOP's about how bringing weapons to work is unauthorized.
Not at the firehouse,
Not at the firehouse, according to the link.
By state law yes if licensed
By state law yes if licensed like any other person in the commonwealth not arbitrarily restricted by their local licensing officer. By department policy probably not while on duty.
Simple physics and chemistry: Immense heat from a fire + explosive nature of ammunition components = eventual KA-BOOM!
Departments which use firefighters as EMTs in ambulances sometimes have them carrying pepper spray because of dangerously violent patients which if otherwise not subdued would be an immediate danger to themselves or others. That's WAAAAAAY different than the guys riding the ladder trucks and making entry into burning buildings.
The question was are on duty
The question was are on duty fireman allowed to carry firearms. You say yes but then say not if they are on duty- which is it, you think on duty fireman are allowed to as you state so righteously at the beginning or no at the end?
Since you seem to have
Since you seem to have difficulty with reading comprehension, let's simplify it for you:
State laws does not say "a person can not do this while on duty as a firefighter". It is a policy set by individual fire departments.
Check the question again
The question was not, "Do [state laws / town laws / federal laws / the Talmud / the internal policies manual of the Peruvian Air Force] prohibit firefighters from carrying on the job?"
The question was "are they allowed to carry on the job?" And the answer seems to be, "Depends upon the department; most places, no."
Why is this even a matter of controversy?
Clash of the anons...
Full LTC, he can. Department rules might say otherwise, in which case he can't. Only exception would be the Arson Squad, in which case because of the arrest powers granted to them, they can.
There are rigid rules, however, against shooting themselves.
Nope
According to this article (and the one in the Globe) they aren't.