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Category: Category 4
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Cultural change rarely starts with policy. It starts when people talk, often quietly at first, about what is not working. In fire services and other male dominated workplaces, discussion is sometimes dismissed as a distraction from the real work. Talking is framed as soft, uncomfortable, or unnecessary. But cultures do not shift without it. Every…
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Fire services are built on tradition. Rank, hierarchy, physical capability, and long-established ways of working have shaped the service for generations. These traditions have fostered cohesion, pride, and operational reliability. They have also, often unintentionally (sometimes intentionally), created barriers to equity, inclusion, and change. Over time, many fire services have acknowledged this tension and attempted…