Tag Archives: UK

A report by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has concluded that bullying, harassment, and discrimination are widespread in the 44 fire service organizations in England. Titled Values and Culture in Fire and Rescue Services, the 59 page report reaches a blunt conclusion: “It is time for this behaviour to stop.”

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Sometimes it is good to know that it is not just US. Of course, who we define as "US" is sometimes a tricky matter. Sometimes "US" is the fire service in general, so when there is a YCMTSU case involving the police, it reminds us that it's not just us firefighters.

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A firefighter in the UK has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to burn his own vehicle while he was on duty at the fire station. Anthony Murray, 41, pled guilty to conspiring with Gareth Collier to ...

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Have you ever transported a patient to an emergncy room, and had to wait while hospital personnel (usually understaffed) deal with a patient backlog before they can accept your patient? Our fellow EMTs and paramedics in the UK have stumbled ...

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