function validateForm(f) {
		var dropdownIndex = document.getElementById('gender').selectedIndex;
		var gender = document.getElementById('gender')[dropdownIndex].value;
		
		var dropdownIndex = document.getElementById('state').selectedIndex;
		var state = document.getElementById('state')[dropdownIndex].value;

		if(f.email.value == ""  || f.fasny_id.value == "" || f.dob.value == "" || gender == "" || f.name.value == "" || f.county.value == ""  || f.fire_department.value == "" || state == "") {
			
			alert("Please enter all required fields. ");
			return false;
		}
		if(!echeck(f.email.value)) {
			alert("Please enter a valid Email Address.");
			f.email.focus();
			return false;	
		}
		var re = /^(\d{1,2})[\s\.\/-](\d{1,2})[\s\.\/-](\d{4})$/
  		if (!re.test(f.dob.value)) {
			alert("Please enter a Date Of Birth.");
			f.dob.focus();
  			return false;
  		}
  
		return true;
	}
	
	

function echeck(str) {

		var at="@"
		var dot="."
		var lat=str.indexOf(at)
		var lstr=str.length
		var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		   alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		   alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		    alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		    return false
		}

		 if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		    alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		    alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		    alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		    return false
		 }
		
		 if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		    alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
		    return false
		 }

 		 return true					
	}