Whiskey Tango Foxtrot........
May. 31st, 2007 01:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundLet me get this straight....
Firefighters in the Manchester Fire Service are allowed to rest between training.
But it was decided that beds were too much of a distraction, and could lead to sleeping, which is not allowed.
Out go the beds.
In go £400 airplane-style recliners. Total cost is £130,000
Then the fire service HR department tells the firefighters they can't USE the recliners until they have been trained in their proper use.
Further more, they are NOT allowed to use their own bedding, only properly issued airline-style blankets.
Several firefighters, including a watch commander, decide it's more comfortable to bring their own sleeping bags and bed down on the floor.
HR inspectors find the sleeping bags, decide they're a hazard, and bring disiplinary action against the offending firefighters.........
*faceplant*
You know, considering these people are trained in the use of very expensive and dangerous equipment, and are trained for a very dangerous job, you would THINK that maybe, just maybe, they could be treated like adults rather than 3 year olds.......
Firemen feel the heat for sleeping on the floor
Firefighters in the Manchester Fire Service are allowed to rest between training.
But it was decided that beds were too much of a distraction, and could lead to sleeping, which is not allowed.
Out go the beds.
In go £400 airplane-style recliners. Total cost is £130,000
Then the fire service HR department tells the firefighters they can't USE the recliners until they have been trained in their proper use.
Further more, they are NOT allowed to use their own bedding, only properly issued airline-style blankets.
Several firefighters, including a watch commander, decide it's more comfortable to bring their own sleeping bags and bed down on the floor.
HR inspectors find the sleeping bags, decide they're a hazard, and bring disiplinary action against the offending firefighters.........
*faceplant*
You know, considering these people are trained in the use of very expensive and dangerous equipment, and are trained for a very dangerous job, you would THINK that maybe, just maybe, they could be treated like adults rather than 3 year olds.......
Firemen feel the heat for sleeping on the floor
