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| 'Fat' fireman stunned at sacking | |
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| A firefighter facing the sack over claims he was overweight has been left "stunned" after being dismissed for failing to improve his fitness enough. | |
| Kevin Ogilvie was initially dismissed in 2008 after 22 years with Grampian Fire and Rescue Service. | Kevin Ogilvie was initially dismissed in 2008 after 22 years with Grampian Fire and Rescue Service. |
| He was then kept on, under conditions which included a three-month period in which to become fit. | He was then kept on, under conditions which included a three-month period in which to become fit. |
| Grampian Fire and Rescue said the key issue had been a failure to meet fitness targets, not weight. | Grampian Fire and Rescue said the key issue had been a failure to meet fitness targets, not weight. |
| Peter Murray, the service's assistant chief fire officer, said: "The target was set. | Peter Murray, the service's assistant chief fire officer, said: "The target was set. |
| "The service had the right to terminate the contract and very sadly that's what we have had to do." | "The service had the right to terminate the contract and very sadly that's what we have had to do." |
| 'No surprise' | 'No surprise' |
| Mr Oglivie declined to comment in detail, but told BBC Scotland he was "stunned". | |
| The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said Mr Oglivie's dismissal was "disappointing and unnecessary". | The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said Mr Oglivie's dismissal was "disappointing and unnecessary". |
| But FBU brigade secretary for the Grampian, Alan Paterson, said the move to terminate his contract was "no surprise". | But FBU brigade secretary for the Grampian, Alan Paterson, said the move to terminate his contract was "no surprise". |
| He told BBC Scotland: "The three months stay of execution was unachievable, they had set the bar too high and it was designed to fail. | He told BBC Scotland: "The three months stay of execution was unachievable, they had set the bar too high and it was designed to fail. |
| "We would have preferred to see a period of nine to 12 months." | "We would have preferred to see a period of nine to 12 months." |
| Firefighters in the north east of Scotland had previously threatened industrial action in support over the case of Mr Ogilvie. | Firefighters in the north east of Scotland had previously threatened industrial action in support over the case of Mr Ogilvie. |