A Warwickshire firefighter who had paint thrown at her whilst supporting her community was left in shock last night.
The incident happened at around 20.45 on Wednesday 11 November on the Kenilworth Road, heading out of Leamington to Kenilworth. The firefighter was returning from her second call of the evening to assist a vulnerable resident through our Hospital to Home scheme, when a car pulled up alongside her as she cycled and threw paint at her. The car then sped off in the direction of Kenilworth and the occupants were heard laughing. Luckily not all the paint hit, but it did land on her fire service uniform, which meant that she was unable to continue with her shift.
Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Services Chief Fire Officer, Kieran Amos said: “Any attack on a firefighter is abhorrent and I am disgusted that anyone would think this is acceptable behaviour. Our firefighters are working hard to support the most vulnerable in our communities and attacking them in this way is totally unacceptable. What may seem like a joke, meant that we were left with a firefighter who was visibly shaken by the incident, which in turn had implications on our crewing for the rest of the evening.
“Now more than ever we need to work together as a community and ensure that emergency workers are able to undertake their duty without having to deal with mindless acts such as this one.”
I would urge anyone with any information on the incident to call Warwickshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 401/111120.