{"id":103172,"date":"2023-09-11T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/one-of-the-uks-most-senior-firefighters-driven-to-suicide-by-toxic-culture-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T21:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:00:46","slug":"one-of-the-uks-most-senior-firefighters-driven-to-suicide-by-toxic-culture-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/one-of-the-uks-most-senior-firefighters-driven-to-suicide-by-toxic-culture-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the UK\u2019s most senior firefighters \u2018driven to suicide\u2019 by toxic culture | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3LD4L5v95fY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"One of the UK\u2019s most senior firefighters \u2018driven to suicide\u2019 by toxic culture | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3LD4L5v95fY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A former firefighter who held one of the most senior positions in the country has told ITV News that a toxic culture within the service drove him to attempt suicide. <\/p>\n<p>Rob Davis, who was second in command at Avon Fire and Rescue Service at the time, says he reached crisis point after challenging sexual harassment and bullying at the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Brand has this report.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article on the ITV News website: https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2023-09-11\/one-of-the-uks-most-senior-firefighters-driven-to-suicide-by-toxic-culture<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former firefighter who held one of the most senior positions in the country has told ITV News that a toxic culture within the service drove him to attempt suicide. 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