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UK fire volunteer sacked for 'hot' photos

A Manchester fire service volunteer has been sacked after posing for raunchy photos in and out of her uniform.

An English fire service volunteer has been axed after posing in her uniform for a "smoking-hot" photo shoot.

Clare Deloughrey, 26, was pictured slipping out of her kit on a photographer's website.

But some of the photos showed the logo of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) - and got the bosses hot under the collar when they decided the images did not fit in with their "brand".

Miss Deloughrey, from Prestwich, near Manchester, who models part-time, has now been relieved of her voluntary job for the service, including fitting smoke alarms and giving safety advice.

She is named "Firewoman Clare Louise" on the photographer's website - which appeared to have crashed due to internet traffic after the story became public.

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Miss Deloughrey is featured returning home after a shift with black paint on her face.

Various items of clothes, including GMFRS-issue kit, are removed before Miss Deloughrey gets into the shower.

Miss Deloughrey, who is due to be married in two months time, says fire chiefs have over-reacted and suggests there are double-standards at play - as male firefighters who had posed for raunchy calendars had not been sacked.

She says fire service bosses arrived at her house and handed her a letter sacking her, before seizing her badge and uniform.

A statement from GMFRS said: "We would like to thank Clare for the work she did for us as a volunteer.

"We have a fantastic team of volunteers and one of the best volunteering schemes in the country and we're glad Clare enjoyed her time with us.

"What our staff do in their private lives is a matter for them - however when they do so using our brand, they are representing our organisation.

"It would not matter if they are male or female, we would not want our brand used in any commercial venture without our permission."


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