Posts Tagged: Fire Department
What’s your story?
It's been a great, long, hot summer --- causing me to take some time away from blogging to spend with my family and friends. Although I haven't been writing much, I have been doing a lot of reading and observing. And, it's my observation that the need f…
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PIO Help Wanted
Due to the interest in the site, I figured the media would be all over this one. Little did I know that the media would be all over me.
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Less in More in Social Media
As governmental or voluntary fire departments the question arises, since we are funded with taxpayer dollars do we have any right to vet and refuse to accept any potential friend to our social media sites?
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FRI2010 / FireEmsBloggers Meet Up
FireEmsBlogs.com Friends with Fire Rescue tear it up at Geno's East after spending the day seeing the expos at Fire-Resource International
Read More »Police Douse FF’s in Charity Tug-of-War
FORT MILL -- Rain or shine, Homer’s Heroes Challenge Tug-of-War was going down. At stake were bragging rights for men who help keep Fort Mill safe. Hours before the benefit Tug-of-War started, the Fort Mill police and fire department exchanged words. …
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LODD of Chicago Firefighter Christopher Wheatley
LODD Chicago Firefighter Christopher Wheatley. It is with great condolences that I share this information recently posted at FirefighterCloseCalls.com. FF Wheatley came on the CFD in 2000 as a paramedic and became a firefighter in 2008. Wheatley is the first firefighter to die in the line of duty since 2008.
Read More »Firefighter Netcast Talks About The Wives
Tomorrow night Firefighter Netcast will be discussing the role of firefighter spouses and has amazingly asked Jenna Hatfield of the Blog "Stop Drop and Blog" and myself to participate. I am more excited that I can even say! Please join us at 8pm CST at…
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Flashover Clothing is Live
New firefighter clothing company launched just a few hours ago. Flashover Clothing offers great off-duty wear with no skulls, no clipart, and all pride!
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Public Relations Links Galore
I was just cleaning up my favorites sites on Internet Explorer. I have not updated my links section on this blog in awhile. I use these favorites for both my work as a fire department PIO and as a marketing and public relations professional for a national not for profit organization. Over the weekend I will hopefully add some of these sites to my links page that have not appeared in the past.
I present to you the most often visited PR sites that I rely on for information.
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Surrounded by Firefighters
Just in this last year I learned that I have a cousin that is a retired Charleston firefighter. (see related article) This revelation made me start to think about all the other ways I am connected to the fire service and I came to the realization that I am surrounded by firefighters.
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Is your Department’s Email Address listed on your Website?
I was recently looking at the “competition’s” websites as I often do to see what other departments are posting and updating. There are some really great fire department sites on Long Island. Unfortunately it dawned on me that even some of the top s…
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Should a Blogger get fired from her Full Time PR Job?
One of the challenges of writing a daily firematic blog and serving as a PIO of a volunteer department is making sure that my opinions do not affect my department negatively. This is what I must do regarding the general public’s perception of my department and this is also what I must do in the blogosphere.
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Crew Size Matters
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently issued a study showing the size of firefighting crews has a substantial effect on our ability to protect lives and property in residential fires.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?
What prevents us from planning our time with the department to the eventuality that we allow for participation through another avenue that is every bit as pivotal to the successes of the fire department?
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Annual Firefighter Fatality Report reveals sharp drop in number of fatalities in 2009
Why is it we are loosing great firefighters because eating and good fitness health are not incorporated as well into training as needed. Just recently my husbands crew started working out together but this wasn't spurred on by anyone in management. It was their own initiative. Firefighter fitness (specifically heart health) should be a top priority, especially based on this article. - READ - Fire Service Today: Annual Firefighter Fatality Report reveals sharp drop in number of fatalities in 2009.
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Fox River Grove, IL – Firefighter Water Fights
Today I headed over to Fox River Grove in Illinois to check out the firefighter water fights. I have never seen these before and heard from hubby that they are now few and far between because on the inherent danger of getting hurt. Some of the Fire Departments that I could see participating were Fox River Grove, Cary, Huntley, and Genoa-Kingston.
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Win A Firetruck
This has got to be one of the coolest contest I have seen.
Here were the details: "In 500 words or less, TELL US YOUR STORY: Why your Fire Department deserves to win a new Tradition ES Commercial Pumper Unit."
Take a few seconds to vote for your fa…
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Get Fit. Get Safe. Make It Personal.
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Despite the fact that I wrote this piece for Fire-Rescue Magazine last year, I'm pretty sure its content is …
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Raising a flag about lowering THE FLAG!
It's after Memorial Day-2010 and I've been working on this blog for about a week, in hopes of having it finished prior to the start of the holiday weekend but life got in the way and that didn't happen.
In retrospect, I'm glad I procrastinated. I'm gl…
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Run-to-the-Curb is Top Story
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It's been more than a month since my presentati…
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Firematic Funeral
I’m going to a Firematic Service for a deceased honorary member tonight. We’ll gather at the firehouse in our Class A uniforms and proceed to the Funeral Home. I know a large number of members will attend, they always do. Those in attendance will line up single file on both sides of the parlor room, remove cover, listen to the brief service and then in groups of two, proceed to the coffin for a final salute.
I’ve been to more Firematic Services then I can remember. Some have been for younger members that I knew well, but most have been for senior guys who served many years ago and who I hardly, if at all knew.
What motivates so many to go to these services and pay tribute to those we might have just known in passing or given a quick, “how you doing?” nod to?
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@FireRECRUITER: Make the Right Investments
The following article tells of a small city that is threatening to stop collecting a voluntary public donation that has brought thousands and thousands of dollars in mission-critical equipment to their combination (paid/volunteer) fire department.
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@FireRECRUITER: It’s EMS Week – Roll With It!
From www.FireRECRUITER.com:
In honor of EMS Week-2010, I thought I’d promote the (dare I say) sexiest video I’ve ever seen come to volunteer recruitment and retention.
“Roll With It!” is a part music video, part movie trailer — full-on hig…
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Person of Convictions or Convicted Person?
Keep in mind that it is a “Code of Ethics” and it does not take the place of pre-employment questionnaires, employment applications, criminal background checks or employment contracts. Having members recite a code of ethics may deepen and strengthen their commitment to them.
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Tis’ the Season
One student was D.O.A. and the other seriously injured, requiring extrication and transport to the trauma center by helicopter; while the teenage driver was put through a full set of field sobriety tests, arrested and hand-cuffed in front of his peers.
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