Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28)

Former 1st Female Firefighter hired ‘92 🚒/🚑 @Addison, Texas FD, #Fire Service Trauma Consulting, Expert Witness, #Culture Strategist, Change Leadership PhD

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

The Town of Addison, TX, placed a #gagorder on me with taxpayers' money to conceal their sex discrimination & retaliation from citizens & investors. Addison, TX did this maliciously without my knowledge.

I would never agree to silence myself. Unconstitutional @townofaddison🤬

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

A document Addison, Texas placed under a gag order.

It’s quite obvious that Bill Hawley and Kurt Hall are retaliating. Even Dan Wood, who did not know the EEOC was investigating Addison, TX, wrote an email to Hawley warning them they were engaging in sex discrimination.

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Below is where Addison, Texas’s attorney is trying to isolate me as much as she can, making me believe that the men I thought were my friends were actually not my friends.

Addison said I was imagining having friends.

⁦@townofaddison⁩ ⁦@Addison_Fire⁩

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Below is Addison, Texas, attorney nailing me down on how many times I received shift transfers after complaining about gender bias. It was many times. The Addison, Texas Fire Department was constantly trading me as retaliation. ⁦@townofaddison⁩ ⁦@Addison_Fire⁩

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

I'm explaining to Addison, Texas’s attorney, that I had no privacy to do emails about gender bias bc the men would look over my shoulder and try to stop me. Addison wanted me to do it from home. Bill Hawley was hostile toward me. @townofaddison⁩ ⁦⁩⁦@Addison_Fire⁩

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Below is where I'm explaining that Bill Hawley used an investigation about the womens bathroom being tampered with as an opportunity to ask men to provide negative information about me as retaliation. Bill is the director of services in Addison, TX. ⁦@townofaddison⁩ ⁦

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Below is my deposition where I'm discussing that my male co-workers tell me that women don't belong in the fire service. The Town of Addison, Texas, attorney is defending them, saying the men are allowed to voice their opinion. ⁦@townofaddison⁩ ⁦@Addison_Fire⁩

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

I have the original copies of my depositions. The Town of Addison, Texas, placed a gag order on me, preventing me from speaking to the community, but I am sharing anyway. @townofaddison @Addison_Fire

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

This is my deposition where Addison, Texas's attorney is trying to prove that I’m ditzy & confused. A male called me a bitch for complaining about gender bias. The chief reprimanded me instead for complaining and gave a copy of the reprimand to the male. ⁦@townofaddison⁩

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

While at Addison, TX fire department, I was not permitted to enter the dorm at certain times because the men needed their time. There was no women’s bathroom, so I took a radio with me and walked to the administration area to use their public restroom. ⁦@townofaddison⁩

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Influential Women https://t.co/ljTli5laEJ

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

A rapid load-and-go individual rescue drag was required for hiring.

Now it’s a team drag to distribute the manpower. Standards are lowered ���@Addison_Fire⁩

RIT training: Focus on simplicity and speed over complexity and gadgets https://t.co/YmUM4nvrur

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

My story is one of #resilience and overcoming adversity as a 1st female🧑🏻‍🚒 hired.

Addison, Texas, FD may have knocked me to the ground, but I stood back up. ⁦@townofaddison⁩ ⁦@Addison_Fire⁩

Thank you, ⁦⁦@Influential_Wom⁩ , for featuring me and my story. 🚺

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

White men file workplace discrimination claims too. They have a 68% chance of receiving retaliatory firing just like any other group despite it being illegal. ⁦@townofaddison⁩ ⁦@Addison_Fire⁩ https://t.co/w8llUEhlzC

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Someone asked if I had run into the men who retaliated against me @Addison_Fire.

Soon as I started publicly talking about the Addison, TX gag order, their attorney, Jennifer Huggard. who signed it, deleted her LinkedIn, and Chief David Jones and retired Kurt Hall blocked me.

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

This is my latest FIREHOUSE publication. It is a bottom-up leadership approach where leaders identify the team's collective personal values and align them with the agency's values.

Leadership: Are Your Organizational Values Just Words on Paper? https://t.co/wK7avFrTls

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Addison, Texas needs to remove their gag order against their first female firefighter - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/sJ3DEjsRcO via @Change

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Remove gag order against first female firefighter in Addison, Texas - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/7wGQsoCyLV via @Change

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Fire Station #21 is the busiest in Marion County, answering 14,766 emergency calls in 2024.

More firings at Marion County Fire Rescue after alleged hazing incident | FOX 35 Orlando https://t.co/qYAp8Xb59E

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Addison, Texas, Fire Department, also questioned me about my bra status. I wore a compression sports bra to flatten myself so the men would stop staring. Addison’s attorney asked me if I wore a bra in depositions. I said yes. ⁦@townofaddison⁩ https://t.co/y2ErCJcFco

[Shara Thompson, MHR, PhD(28) @SharaThompson_]

Below is a Town of Addison, Texas FB post about celebrating male trailblazing legacy. I am the fire department's first female firefighter hired ��92, and they terminated me for not thinking like a man. Addison, TX has me under a gag order to keep it quiet. ⁦@townofaddison⁩