Posts Tagged: Fire Departments
Must see video: Tanker explosion in Sawyer, Michigan.
Explosion left one firefighter with minor chemical burn.
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They Fuel the Fires, we put them out
Early on, when the game was relatively close and spirits were higher, the LeBron James rumor mill was the talk of the moment. Facing July 1 free agency everyone at the table had an opinion on whether LeBron will stay or go. With each opinion came a rumor about what someone told someone about LeBron’s status. Also with each rumor and opinion came blame. Who to scapegoat and take to task if LeBron seeks mega millions elsewhere.
As a PR guy this got me thinking. It’s not about just LeBron, it’s about sports in general. Each day is filled with stories in the paper and online, as well as sports radio and television, that are based on heated rumors and bashings about one team, coach, manager or athlete.
If these were stories about our fire departments, chiefs or firefighters we as PIO’s would be apoplectic! We would be in total crisis communications mode!! This would constitute one of the worst days of our careers.
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Fire Departments as First Responders
Peeling off his latex gloves after treating a 4-year-old boy having a severe asthma attack, J. R. Muyleart sighed with a touch of frustration. It was 3 a.m. and in the past 24-hour shift, Mr. Muyleart, a firefighter, had responded to at least one emergen…
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LODD- Gretna, LA Ricky Christiana, 44
We’ve lost another. According to reports from The Times-Picayune, a fire that broke out in Gretna on Friday night at the city building official's home claimed the life of one firefighter …
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