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Is the Fire Service a Cultural Problem?

Dorset police is leading an inquiry into claims that firefighters at Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service allegedly took photos of women who had died in car accidents. ITV News reported that images were shared on a WhatsApp group in which male firefighters allegedly made degrading comments about victims. Several female firefighters also spoke of persistent sexual harassment, including claims a male firefighter demanded sexual favors at the scene of a fire. So does the fire service have a cultural problem and in particular with women? And what can be done to improve it? Well, Nula spoke to Nazir Afsel, the former chief prosecutor for Northwest England, who carried out an independent review into the London fire brigade last year; Zoe Billingham

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