South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue has responded to the Independent Cultural Review of the London Fire Brigade.
Chief Fire Officer - Chris Kirby, said: “The report makes difficult reading for anyone working in the fire and rescue service. It shouldn’t need saying - but there is absolutely no place for the negative behavior and attitudes described in the report in any modern workplace, let alone the fire and rescue service."
Independent Cultural Review of the London Fire Brigade
Chris Kirby continues, "We have clear policies in place on bullying, harassment and discrimination and regularly work with staff networks and representative bodies to improve these. We also have a well-established set of staff behaviors, which we expect all our people to follow."
He adds, “But we must never be complacent. That’s why we will be reviewing the report and its recommendations in detail and looking to implement improvements to our own service where appropriate. We aspire to be a great place to work where everyone can be themselves and will be using the findings of this report to further support our work towards this.”