http://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2016/05/female-firefighters-rebut-claims-of-harassment-in-fairfax-co/

http://wjla.com/news/local/fairfax-women-firefighters-defend-workplace-culture-after-death-of-nicole-mittendorff

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A group of female employees with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department spoke out in defense of their colleagues Wednesday as a barrage of allegations and controversy swirled around the agency.

“We’re a family, and like any family we have some black sheep,” said firefighter/paramedic Alisha Reakoff. “Those black sheep do not represent who we are as a whole.”
“I’ve had nothing but positive experiences,” added EMS technician Alyssa Vance.

The employees are pushing back against recent allegations of sexism, harassment and bullying against women within the department.


Last week, the fire official in charge of investigating workplace misconduct, Guy Morgan, was placed on leave for having lewd content on his Facebook page. That occurred just days after firefighter Magaly Hernandez filed a lawsuit against the department, claiming she has been sexually harassed for years.

And last month, Fire Chief Richard Bowers launched an investigation into cyberbullying following the suicide of firefighter/paramedic Nicole Mittendorff. There were numerous instances of people posting disparaging comments about her online, claiming to be Mittendorff’s co-workers.

“We’re disheartened about how the fire department and the personnel on the fire department are being portrayed publicly,” Reakoff said Wednesday.

“Never once was I treated any differently because of my gender.”

All of the allegations sparked action by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors this week. The board decided to hire an outside consultant to investigate the practices of the fire department.

“Every once in a while we have bad actors and they spoil things for the majority of very good people,” said Board Chairwoman Sharon Bulova.

“I don’t want anyone to think we think bad behavior is pervasive but we do want to make sure where it exists we address it,” Bulova said.




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A group of Fairfax County firefighters are banding together to improve morale and the department's reputation. This comes in the wake of the alleged workplace cyber bullying of firefighter Nicole Mittendorff, who took her life last month.

Around a dozen men and women gathered at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department Wednesday morning to talk about their experiences working in the department. This event was organized by several female employees. On her experience with the department, Alisha Reakoff said, "I love my job and I love this family. As a woman I am not afraid to come to work and I am not ashamed to be a member of this fire department. We put our trust in each other's hands and we will continue to do so."

A second firefighter, Alyssa Vance, described how the department and the county has stood behind her as a female firefighter with a family "I have always found the department very supportive. It has been a difficult time looking at what may have happened...a lot of speculation. But I also feel like an event like this has brought us together. "

Wednesday morning's press conference comes as the Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is calling for a top to bottom, third party review of the workplace environment in the Fairfax County Fire Department

Well done, union sisters....

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Where there is smoke, there is usually fire

Odd rebuttal. They seem to indicate there IS a problem.

Weird that the department would have such a odd new confrence. Pathetic attempt by the chief.

The Chief didn't run it and they made sure to say they didn't sponsor or necessarily approve of the statements being made - that it was their press conference. It was the pixie haircut gal that put it together.

Maybe there's a problem. Maybe not. I'm sure the vast majority of women in the FD do their jobs and don't sleep around.

Hondo cal ressien Wrote:
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> The Chief didn't run it and they made sure to say
> they didn't sponsor or necessarily approve of the
> statements being made - that it was their press
> conference. It was the pixie haircut gal that put
> it together.
>
> Maybe there's a problem. Maybe not. I'm sure the
> vast majority of women in the FD do their jobs and
> don't sleep around.


The county was behind it. Those firefighters couldnt hold a press confrence at the firehouse without the departments permission.


It was obviously staged.

Just trying to make sure the chief looks good

What about the harassment and anti-volunteer sentiment that pervades the department? Folks are continually hell bent to dis and try and get rid of volunteers & there organizations (at least at the station level) while higher up its always "no, we like volunteers". It not just sexual harassment. That is how the original FFUG post started. Career folks who hate volunteers.

More to the story Wrote:
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> What about the harassment and anti-volunteer
> sentiment that pervades the department? Folks are
> continually hell bent to dis and try and get rid
> of volunteers & there organizations (at least at
> the station level) while higher up its always "no,
> we like volunteers". It not just sexual
> harassment. That is how the original FFUG post
> started. Career folks who hate volunteers.


It did start with the volunteers

So let me summarize for you our county government.

The bos were all upset when the community formed the save our schools saying it harmed the county's reputation

And yet they have done nothing about the toxic and abusive culture in our fire department

Got it

Hondo cal ressien Wrote:
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> It was the pixie haircut gal that put
> it together.
>

Pixie....I guess that is one way to describe it.

Well, they kind of threw their suing sister under the bus.

YES

Actual reasonable PEOPLE telling the fucking truth.

NO ONE can say shit, this was WOMEN reporting that there is no fucking harassment that they can not handle. Like anywhere on earth, there are always a few assholes.

This will get no airtime, because it goes against the narrative of "BOYS BAD, GIRLS GOOD"

I bet a gazillion dollars, each one of these women know the reality of - if you are a slut, people will call you out for being a slut.

Good for these women!


And fuck any cunt that sues years later for shit someone said, or even did. Something happens to you? Someone says something to you? Then act like any man is expected to and respond immediately or just brush it off.

More to the story Wrote:
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> What about the harassment and anti-volunteer
> sentiment that pervades the department? Folks are
> continually hell bent to dis and try and get rid
> of volunteers & there organizations (at least at
> the station level) while higher up its always "no,
> we like volunteers". It not just sexual
> harassment. That is how the original FFUG post
> started. Career folks who hate volunteers.

Vols and career FF's act like little girls all over the country, FFX is not an isolated case. They all think their shit don't stink.

I am going to state the obvious
These women are not attractive
Most men would not sexually harass these women

Show me some hot women fire fighters who say they weren't harassed by these predators and I'll believe

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> I am going to state the obvious
> These women are not attractive
> Most men would not sexually harass these women
>
> Show me some hot women fire fighters who say they
> weren't harassed by these predators and I'll
> believe

....and Bingo was his name oh!

pretty obvious Wrote:
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> I am going to state the obvious
> These women are not attractive
> Most men would not sexually harass these women
>
> Show me some hot women fire fighters who say they
> weren't harassed by these predators and I'll
> believe

These women look pretty butch, no body been hitting on them.

Are those cuck supporters and union enforcers in the background of these photos?

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> Well, they kind of threw their suing sister under
> the bus.

Yeah, but this doesn't offset the Guy Morgan news, who is all about UNprofessional standards.

If you made this crap up no one would believe it.

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“We don’t have any rude, unpleasant people here. We’re different!”

The illuminati requested/demanded the press event take place

Not a very big turn out. I would think if the Chief had planned this? He would have taken some units out of service for a bigger support base.

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> Not a very big turn out. I would think if the
> Chief had planned this? He would have taken some
> units out of service for a bigger support base.


He wanted it to seem real so he had a low turn out by having the event early in the morning

Marry fuck kill.... Name them out of those pictures.




Every single woman in that photo is horrendous looking


I'd rather be gay and fuck the cuckold men in the background than dig
Through the bushes of these fem butches.

Jesus Fairfax....have some hotties!

Most of them look like lesbians
Gee what a shocker guys didn't hit on them

They have no right to suggest that harassment doesn't exist

It's wrong

pretty obvious Wrote:
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> I am going to state the obvious
> These women are not attractive
> Most men would not sexually harass these women
>
> Show me some hot women fire fighters who say they
> weren't harassed by these predators and I'll
> believe


shoooo they look good to me the one to the tattoos is phat

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> Show me some hot women fire fighters who say they
> weren't harassed by these predators and I'll
> believe

what predators?

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> Most of them look like lesbians
> Gee what a shocker guys didn't hit on them
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> They have no right to suggest that harassment
> doesn't exist
>
> It's wrong


^ this is the problem

even when omen from the ACTUAL FUCKING DEPARTMENT SAY THEY ARE FINE, someone just makes up some fantasy shit from nowhere

"they are women, so there must be harassment" is the mantra of idiots

women want it both ways and the double-standard is disgusting

I am so glad that in this country, I can go outside right now, walk up to any woman and say "i would like to lick your cunt and fuck you from behind" and it is completely legal

you can walk up to anyone and say that - you can say whatever the fuck you want

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Was she born like that or was she injured in a fire?

Can we all at least agree that men don't sexually harass unattractive women?