Posts Categorized: Social Media
DC Chief Kenneth Ellerbe comments on suspension of spokesman Lon Walls over racism allegations. More discussion of order telling firefighters to behave at mayor’s speech.
Chief appears on radio talk show.
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DC firefighters can’t wear DCFD on-duty. New York cops can’t wear NYPD off-duty.
Commissioner is concerned about offensive messages with NYPD logo.
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‘Thank the Lord for firefighters’. Citizen narration with a positive tone from early video after Topeka natural gas explosion.
House leveled yesterday in Topeka, Kansas.
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‘The real heroes are the firefighters’ – Chiefs QB Matt Cassel after alerting neighbor to fire.
QB's wife sees fire and tells her husband who springs into action.
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How to handle the bad news: Albuquerque firefighter arrested in major drug & money bust. Chief doesn’t say it’s a personnel matter or under investigation.
AFD investigating if Firefighter Steve Chavez was doing his money laundering on duty.
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A STATter911.com reader on free speech in & around the firehouse including social & not so social media. News items from FDNY, Jackson FD & South Bend FD.
The New York case reminds Dave of a battle fought in DC 20-years-ago. The other two are very much signs of today's times.
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Demoted Macon-Bibb County, GA Captain Stephanie Burke says she was scared by gun prank. Chief Marvin Riggins paints a different picture as he narrates longer version of video at hearing.
Chief says Burke can be seen putting hand over ears before firecraker was used to simulate gunfire.
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South Bend Firefighter Demoted for Taking Cell Phone Video
The report does not state whether or not the "impromptu video" took away from a task the firefighter was completing. When I teach/present on social media, I always remind the guys/gals that they are firefighters, not reporters. They should leave the reporting up to others. I am also a huge proponent of taking pictures of your crew when the job is done.
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UPDATE: Firefighters turn their DCFD emblazoned backs on Chief Kenneth Ellerbe. Reporter says more than 100 walk out of State of DC Fire & EMS address.
Chief mentions his shift change plans in speech.
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More TV coverage of the uniform crisis in the Nation’s Capital. Some DC firefighters are braving the cold rather than putting city sanctioned patch on their own outerwear.
More news coverage for this seemingly never ending story.
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Maine’s Franklin Hospital/Northstar Ambulance issues a non-statement about dying man’s wife claim she was left on side of road. Another lesson in reputation mismanagement.
Eight days after incident hospital and ambulance service have no facts to provide.
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Update: Skier’s widow says story is even worse than depicted. Maine hospital may release information on investigation today.
Some lessons in how not to handle the bad news.
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Rural Metro under fire in Western New York. Claims it failed to report ambulance crew arsonists & investigation of billing practices.
Rural Metro says they told the Buffalo Fire Marshal's office about its own inconclusive investigation after co-workers became concerned about the arsons. The FM says otherwise.
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UPDATE: Steelton, PA Fire Department bounces Emilio Hall, firefighter who claimed he was FDNY member trapped on 9-11. Hall is currently in jail.
Mayor and chief who were criticized after December article have modified their response.
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Come see me this weekend in Dover, Delaware. Saturday morning seminar on social media.
Delware State Fire School 2012 Officer's Seminar.
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East Spencer, NC chief called ‘ringleader’ is fired in teen firefighter taser incident. Assistant chief cited as a ‘abusive’ & ‘negative influence’ told not to return.
Scathing letters from town administrator orders both men not to return to department.
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Grocery-cam: Citizen thinks he’s uncovered a scandal as FDNY’s Engine 255 goes shopping in Brooklyn.
Oh the humanity!
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Peabody, MA fire victim names her baby after fallen firefighter. James Rice’s memory honored by nurse who lost her home.
Bella Rice Jaber born 11 days after fire destroyed home where she would have lived.
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DCFD logo update: Union president wants chief to back down from discipline threat & pay for new outerwear. Ellerbe says some members are dividing the department.
Chief Kenneth Ellerbe says he won't have any more statements about controversy.
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Another resident water supply officer: More great moments in citizen journalism from Delaware apartment fire.
"Where's the water!": The battle cry of the citizenry.
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What all the controversy is about: Read Special Order #44 from DC Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe.
Read the details from December 28 order.
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‘DCFD’ banned. New year brings new logo rules for District of Columbia firefighters.
DCFD logo banned from outerwear while on duty.
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DC Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe now gets his say. His views on going to 12-hour shifts for firefighters. Plus the chief is getting a lot of heat. Read the comment cards.