Our engines were carrying hoses down a steep slope during our last shift. A different department left behind a bunch of hose on the fire line. A crew member was injured during the task. The injured crew member’s engine lead wrote an incident report and asked the injured crew member to review it. I overheard the conversation. The injured crew member requested addition information to be added in the report including their request to go down a nearby way that felt safer (the engine lead said no).
The engine lead did not add this to the report. When the injured crew member asked about this, the engine lead lied. The injured crew member has since been removed from our dispatch. The engine lead continues to spread lies about the injured crew member.
Safety concerns: 1) a firefighter was not allowed to refuse unsafe orders 2) engine lead hid information from a report 3) engine lead ostracizing injured firefighter in their absence |