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Trade union officials have criticised the treatment of a firefighter in Aberdeen who was sacked because he was overweight.
Firefighters in north east Scotland are threatening industrial action over the case of Kevin Ogilvie.
The Fire Brigades Union said Mr Ogilvie, who is in his 40s, should have been offered alternative duties.
Grampian Fire and Rescue said it had a clear fitness policy and had reached its decision after offering support.
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BBC NEWS | Scotland | North East/N Isles | 'Overweight' firefighter sacked
The water fairies would take industrial action at there bein too many fires if they could!! I am sure it wasnt just that he was overweight, he obviously couldnt pass his fitness test! There would have been an uproar if he had been kept on and then someone had died because he wasnt fit enought to rescue them from a fire.