Sexual Harassment
Harassment
Survey finds 86% of female firefighters had been assaulted or know someone else who had been assaulted during fire/EMS work
Investigation
An investigation into a complaint in the Casper Fire-EMS Department led to a greater review of sexual harassment, workplace hostility policies
Lawsuit
An internal investigation found that Kansas City Firefighter Brenda Paikowski was “more likely than not” subjected to three years of harassment in violation of city policies
Union
Local 64 members have raised concerns about retaliation, racial discrimination and harassment; KCKFD has expressed a commitment to employee safety
The lawsuit states that a senior firefighter stalked and harassed then-firefighter Angela Bommarito and criticizes Harrison Fire Department and town officials
Brett A. Rider assaulted three female dispatchers; Tonawanda Supervisor Joseph Emminger called his on-duty behavior inappropriate and sexually harassing
Firefighter Kelly Gall said the city of Austin failed to act against now former Lt. James Baker after prior reports of inappropriate behavior
While fire stations aren’t always sanctuaries of purity, they must be sanctuaries of public trust
A Columbia fire station was investigated for behavior related to butt-slapping, wedgies and an “overwhelming infatuation” with comparing male genitalia
Firefighter Bridget Martin, 18, filed complaints against former Delphos Fire Chief Kevin Streets, prompting the investigation
Lawsuit
Ex-Providence Lt. Lori Franchina says she is in intensive outpatient psychiatric treatment and unable to work, putting her near poverty level
‘LFD literally broke me’: Retired Mich. firefighter alleges sexual assault, harassment at department
“I was abused and harassed for being a lesbian female,” Lansing’s first-ever female battalion chief says
The 57-page suit alleges the city has failed to deter a long-standing, pervasive culture of sexual harassment throughout the city’s firehouses and facilities
Termination
The dismissals of the Columbia Fire Department members were the result of an investigation referred to as “allegations of sexual misconduct” in city paperwork
Leadership
Female chief officers show that harassment and discrimination know no rank
A hidden camera was discovered in the firefighter’s bedroom at the station and recorded her changing clothes
Investigation
A fire captain and two firefighters had been terminated after reporting sexual assault allegations against the chief
The statistics on sexual harassment and assault in the fire service are alarming and demand we do more than just annual online training
Discrimination
The inspector general’s report found more than half of female employees and 87% of Black employees surveyed reported harassment or discrimination
The firefighters blasted the “slap on the wrist” given to a captain who reportedly harassed another firefighter and struck her on the head
Too many male firefighters are still not listening, especially when the message is coming from a woman
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said the video appears to show the man in “the throes of a seizure”
FDNY Chief of EMS Operations Lillian Bonsignore called the attack at the scene of a three-alarm fire “unbelievable and despicable”
Investigation
A recent investigation reportedly revealed a culture of systemic racism and sexism that has been allowed to flourish for decades
Arrests
Paul Joseph Daub, 27, was arrested by police after a woman reported he sexually assaulted her and prevented her from exiting his vehicle
William Michael Fields Jr., 37, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, with the U.S. attorney on the case calling his actions “inexcusable”
Union officials claimed Richard Forte was entitled to $30,000 for the time he was suspended before his conviction and firing for the act committed against another firefighter
Lawsuit
The paramedic trainee claims the firefighter groped and made lewd remarks toward him, and that other firefighters tried to cover up the incident
Lawsuit
The cadet alleges she was coerced to undress and sexually touched by her instructor, a battalion chief who resigned last year and is currently under police investigation
Crime
The suspect has been terminated and charged with first-degree sexual abuse
Lawsuit
The former firefighter said in a lawsuit that two supervisors raped her, a coworker slapped her backside and another firefighter masturbated in front of her
Lawsuit
The former captain says a fire chief inappropriately touched her and that the department mistreated her after she filed a complaint
Diversity
The plan focuses on recruitment of women and minorities and includes changes to the agency’s professional standards
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