Dany Cotton
Dany Cotton | |
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| Born | Danielle Cotton |
Dany Cotton (born Danielle Cotton in 1969) is a British firefighter, now Director of Safety and Assurance of the London Fire Brigade.[1] She is the first woman to be awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal in 2004,[2] and in 2007, she became the highest-ranking woman in the British Fire Service with the post of Area Commander.[2] In 2002 she was named Outstanding Public Servant of the year.[2] She is the National Chair of Networking Women in the Fire Service.[3] On 30 October 2008, she was awarded the Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.[4]
Career
Dany Cotton joined the fire brigade in 1988.[2] Her first placement was at Wimbledon Fire Station.[2] She had been a full firefighter for just three months when she attended the Clapham Junction rail crash.[2] She was just 19 years old at the time.[3] In 2010, she became Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade[5] and in 2012 Assistant Commissioner.[1] In 2014 she won the Public Service Category of the First Women Awards.[6] In September 2016, she was appointed interim Commissioner of the brigade following the retirement of incumbent Ron Dobson.[7] She will take up the position on 1st January 2017.[8]
References
- ^ a b newsshopper 16 Feb 2012 Orpington firefighter top ranked woman in London Fire Brigade
- ^ a b c d e f London Fire Brigade checked 9 November 2010
- ^ a b Ten checked 9 November 2010
- ^ London Fire Brigade checked 9 November 2010
- ^ Fire Science Colleges checked 9 November 2010
- ^ London Fire Brigade (13 June 2014) Senior fire officer hopes award will inspire other women
- ^ http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/LatestNewsReleases_InterimFireCommissionerappointed.asp
- ^ http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/LatestNewsReleases_InterimFireCommissionerappointed.asp
External links
- Reuters Dany Cotton (6 March 2010): Chipping away at old stereotypes about women firefighters
- Meet the UK's top female firefighter Video interview with Dany Cotton 9 Nov 2012
- metro.co.uk Pictures of influential women Dany Cotton
- www.prospect.co.uk Dany Cotton