Posts Tagged: Public Safety Director
Former Public Safety Director Files Lawsuit
SURFSIDE BEACH - A former Surfside Beach public safety director has filed a lawsuit against the town for recently eliminating his position after more than three years of service. Former Public Safety Director Andy Christenson filed the lawsuit Friday in …
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Apparent bomb explodes in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Blast sets car on fire in Hyattsville parking garage.
Man seen running from the area.
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More Surreal Blather surrounding the deadly Flint, Michigan townhouse fire.
From a PIO standpoint, I thought I would never say this, but I would rather see a total press blackout then continue to allow the blather coming out of government official’s mouths about the tragic fire in Flint, Michigan last Saturday night that took the lives of four young children.
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Crisis Communications in Pittsburgh over lack of EMS response
Pittsburgh EMS has been thrown into a controversy after a Hazelwood man died February 7th who had called EMS 10 times over a two day period seeking help for a stomach ailment. It is a terrible tragedy to be sure. From a Public Information standpoint, the Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl have been blunt with their reactions to the episode. It remains to be seen what happens over the next several days but initial reaction has fulfilled some of the main tenets of The Fire PIO’s 7 primary responses to a crisis.
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