"And how firefighters in particular believe they may have been harmed by it…"
"Wayne Crossman, a firefighter deployed to the oil depot after the huge explosion in 2005, suspects firefighting foam contributed to his myeloid leukaemia Revealed: scale of ‘forever chemical’ pollution across UK and Europe What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed? The oil depot fire raged for three days. “Wherever you looked, you could see devastation. The windows of the buildings were blown out and all the cars were damaged,” recalls Wayne Crossman, a 43-year-old firefighter from London who attended the scene." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/23/buncefield-the-pfas-legacy-of-biggest-fire-in-peacetime-europe #firewoman #PFAS #chemical #foreverchemical #pollution"
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A damning report into the culture of London Fire Brigade found a toxic mix of racism, sexism, misogyny and bullying. Launched after a young firefighter of colour took his own life, the review included terrible anonymous accounts from those serving in the capital, women groped during exercises, a black man who had a noose left on his locker. Now File on 4 has discovered shocking new evidence of problems within the fire service elsewhere across the UK. We hear from those subjected to sexual assault, violence and bullying while working on the frontline, left suicidal as a result of the treatment they suffered at the hands of colleagues and those who were hounded out or chose to walk away from a career they loved.
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh’s request for ‘out of the box thinking’ sparked demotion drama:2/16/2023 "FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh asked her top brass for fresh ideas to tackle issues within the department, but her chiefs were more interested in how far outside the city they could drive their take-home cars without getting in trouble, a recording exclusively acquired by the Daily News reveals.
The pivotal Feb. 3 meeting, in which Kavanagh demanded “innovative outside the box thinking” from her staff chiefs led to the demotions of three chiefs and the resignations of four others, touching off an internal crisis at the top of the department that has exploded into public view. The confusing back-and-forth between Kavanagh and her staff chiefs is a startling example of the uphill climb the city’s first woman fire commissioner has faced as head of a 17,000-member agency steeped in tradition. Four months into her term, Kavanagh has already hit a roadblock — at least four staff chiefs, including Chief of Department John “Jack” Hodgens, the most senior uniformed official in the FDNY, and Chief of Fire Operations John Esposito resigned their ranks this week, outraged that the commissioner personally demoted three other staff chiefs who were considered “bad apples.” https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/news/culture-in-the-fire-and-rescue-service/278570 "Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV
Feb 8 Great discussion on @BBCWomansHour following our @itvnews investigation into Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service last week, where firefighters are accused of aggressive sexual harassment and sharing photographs of women who died in car crashes." "An investigation has been launched after allegations that firefighters working for Dorset and Wiltshire fire service photographed women who had died in car accidents.
The disturbing images were shared on an informal WhatsApp group and were then subject to demeaning comments from male firefighters, ITV News uncovered. A whistleblower, speaking anonymously to the broadcaster, said: “I’ve seen people make comments about the type of underwear the women are wearing in the car crash.” Another female firefighter said the retrieval of a dead body from a crash “should tear you apart” not “make you want to take photos of it” or joke about it." |
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