Legal Issues
Wanna know what the cost of bullying is in a fire department?
The short answer is: Human capital. I received the following message from a colleague who was a fire chief until…
Pregnant women in public safety is not something new
Your efforts to recruit and retain women for your department are doomed to fail if you don't have those policies and procedures in place now. If every one of your male officers and firefighters aren't informed and educated about how a female colleague will be treated when she finds out she's pregnant, your efforts are doomed to fail.
Sexual Harassment in the Fire Service: How Can You Not Know?
I’ve said it before in this space, and I’m saying it again, white males have created this culture in the fire service and only white males can fix it. And this is not a problem to be fixed with training and education.
Pregnant Firefighters: What Men and Women Need to Know
All fire chiefs and their officers SHOULD BE REQUIRED to read up on this case. Chicago Fire’s Nursing Mother Case…