The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has launched an online consultation for a new document on ‘Equality of Access for Services and Employment for the LGBT Communities’, which is open to feedback from fire service workers.
The document uses the umbrella term LGBT for those who do not identify as heterosexual and/or cisgender but states there is “a lack of research into the Q+ community accessing the fire service”, hence why LGBTQ+ has not been used.The drafted document examines the need to focus on equal service and employment opportunities as it states LGBT communities still face discrimination when accessing public services.