Posts Tagged: Public Education
“They Call You For That?”
A quick 10-84 and 10-19 for the 10-22 and you can return the specials.
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Obligations
If your department is unable to meet the mission they are tasked with, you have the obligation to tell those you are responsible to protect that you can't.
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California Helmet Cams:
Hayward and Contra Costa County
Recent first-person views and why we should push for good editing.
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St. Louis Residency Rule and Failing Schools Prompt Firefighter’s Suit
Today’s burning question: I am a firefighter and I am bound by the fire department residency requirement to live in the city. I cannot afford to send my children to private school and the city schools are terrible. Can I sue?
Answer: That is exactly…
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Mark My Words
"Johnny, you've got the lawyer spot tonight."
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The Firehouse Doors
The doors of the firehouse offer those we serve a peek inside of our world… but in many places, we are closing those doors and hiding behind them.
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Misguided Anger
Maybe some of us can't handle the truth, that this is what is expected. Maybe some of us have lost focus and forgotten about "getting the baby!" Maybe it's the kinder, softer-side of firefighting, that makes reality more harsh.
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The Endangered Species
"The UFA also claims fire emergencies have increased 16 percent since 2001 and that the FDNY received a record number of alarms in 2010."
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Rhetorical Lesson No.5: Maybe T-Shirts and Patches Make a Difference?
If the customers and the politicians read, and they do, does what they see match the story?
Does it matter?
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More Truck Appreciation: Brooklyn Apartment Fire With Cops, Tortoise Trapped and P.G. Tower Crew Rescues Bird Stuck In Tree
Medal Day must be coming up soon. You can almost hear the truckies as they type with two fingers.
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Boston Local 718 Offers A Customer Service Message.
What Does Your Local or Department Do?
Rather than a video of year-end fire highlights, how does your department use video to send a message to the "customers"?
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Truck 1 Helps Stuff A Truck
Give back when you can. It helps increase your positive image among the community.
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“Social Media Networking Policy”
Response to First Due Blog Carnival
It is really quite simple. Prepare for the worst, teach what is expected, reward or punish the result.
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PR Dilemma: Buffalo
Come on man, even Steve McQueen had helicopters!
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Good Public Education
This is good example of effective use of the media to help educate the public.
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360 Burn Around The Fire Web
Change is the theme for today's 360 Burn: Changing seasons means prepping for sprinkler system calls; changing attitudes to thwart the rise of firefighter cheating, and the changing the life of one ex-firefighter who hit rock bottom.
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Elgin’s Bloody Turnip
In the last 12 months, Elgin, IL firefighters have faced not one, but two rounds of layoffs. Now, new cuts are being floated. One begins to wonder just how much more can be cut without affecting the safety of the firefighters and their public.
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Paul Boyer Funeral Arrangements
We've received notes from many of you having trouble locating the arrangements for Paul, so we've posted them here.
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Be This Guy
Thankfully, this helmet cam hasn't yet been banned. See it and learn from it. Be this guy.
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Stuff I Lerned Today
Today, I lerned how to make fire hoze.
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Update: Can I Be Forced to Take the H1N1 Vaccination?
Citing the "public health emergency", can your employer force you to get the flu vaccines? We bring an update on the cases in New York...
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“Not Gonna Do It”