Dany Cotton
| Dany Cotton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Danielle Cotton |
Dany Cotton (born Danielle Cotton in 1969) is a British firefighter, now (2012) Assistant Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade.[1] She was 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 newsshopper 16 Feb 2012 Orpington firefighter top ranked woman in London Fire Brigade
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 London Fire Brigade checked 9 November 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ten checked 9 November 2010
- ↑ London Fire Brigade checked 9 November 2010
- ↑ Fire Science Colleges checked 9 November 2010
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