Bullying and Harassment
Access our comprehensive directory of articles on Bullying and Harassment in EMS, designed to help professionals recognize, prevent, and address these critical issues in the workplace. This collection offers practical advice, strategies, and resources to create a safer and more supportive work environment. Understanding the impact of bullying and harassment is essential for fostering a culture of respect and professionalism. For additional insights, explore our resources on Workplace Culture. Stay informed and take proactive steps to combat bullying and harassment in your EMS organization.
Don’t allow workplace harassment to distract you from your mission
Shortcutting the onboarding process and hazing are setting new providers up for failure
Strategies to report and prevent sexual misconduct, so that all employees feel safe at work
Examining disciplinary culture, administration and perception in EMS
An upgraded charge was filed due to the suspect’s supervisory role over the EMT
FDNY Chief of EMS Operations Lillian Bonsignore called the attack at the scene of a three-alarm fire “unbelievable and despicable”
A paramedic says she was sexual harassed by a division chief while seeking a job at Allegany County Department of Emergency Services, and that the department head tried to cover it up
A seven-page letter signed by more than two dozen EMTs accuses the chief of bullying, misuse of department funds and working another job while on duty with the department
Eileen Mondello said her son, EMT John Mondello Jr., struggled with patients’ deaths, said he had been bullied by senior members and believed he had contracted COVID-19 shortly before his suicide in April
Authorities allege the white firefighter sent a threatening meme referring to Black Lives Matter to a Black paramedic
The paramedic trainee claims the firefighter groped and made lewd remarks toward him, and that other firefighters tried to cover up the incident
The EMT told police the woman began stalking her after she responded to a medical call for her about a year ago
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities
According to a memo by the supervisor he claimed harassed him, the medic broke Florida law in five cases, two of which resulted in death
A county commissioner wants complainants to be able to appeal decisions after an EMS employee’s harassment claim was dismissed
The man was charged with ethnic intimidation and reckless endangering after reportedly yelling racist slurs and following the off-duty EMTs in his truck
Attacks on EMS providers by the very people we are trying to help are becoming all too common: Review your safety practices and training
After being a victim of bullying, Emily began making thank you cards to law-enforcement agencies, corrections, EMS, firefighters and the military
A 25-year veteran of Fayette EMS is suing the agency after she says a veteran supervisor “slapped her on the buttocks” according to the suit
We need to do more to improve the care and compassion we show to our fire and EMS brethren
Female paramedics at the South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust claim they were forced to watch porn and give sexual favors
Glenn Halfin was given the maximum punishment based on his guilty plea to the misdemeanor charge of interfering with an African-American family’s rights
A group of students is conducting a survey to shed light on the “things that nobody wants to talk about”
Peterborough Paramedics Chief Randy Mellow said that 66 percent of paramedics surveyed reported some form of abuse while on the job
The 57-page suit alleges the city has failed to deter a long-standing, pervasive culture of sexual harassment throughout the department’s firehouses and facilities
EMS leaders set the tone for nurturing employees and moving organizations forward with integrity
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about management harassment to the workforce
Police said Christopher Barlow took inappropriate photos of patients in the back of ambulances and is also suspected of placing a hidden camera in a station bathroom
Staff members said that “for a very long time,” AMR Victorville division employees have undergone rampant physical and verbal abuse by supervisors
Assistant Chief James Hawley was accused of intimidating a person in his office and placing his head on a woman’s buttocks during an exercise drill
Our co-hosts discuss how we can create a safe environment for everyone in the EMS career field
Joshua Weller claims he was retaliated against after standing up for a female colleague, and said his superior abused prescription drugs on duty
A gingerbread house at a holiday party in 2015 had “sexual harassment in progress” etched into its roof, according to the lawsuit
