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Twitter: a new firefighting tool?

During the San Bruno fire, I found Twitter to be the best source of live and up to date information. Hundreds of people posted updates by the second, like “horrific fireball continues to burn”. There were also

accurate updates of the location of the rapidly spreading fire. Could

this be the fastest form of emergency communication?

There are limitations to an emergency dispatch system that relies on transferring vocal information. On average, it takes 60 seconds for a 9-11…

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Added by Jeremy Orozco on January 11, 2011 at 11:16pm — No Comments

Social Networking With Bajan Firefighters

AS social networking sites continue to grow in popularity, the Barbados Fire Service is the first emergency service agency in the island to seize the initiative and maintain a strong connection with the public.

“We have been following the development of the various social networking sites, looking at the ones that are popular and user friendly, selecting Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, Ming, YouTube and Ustream,” informed the man behind the… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on March 1, 2010 at 7:22pm — No Comments

Win an NFFF Honor Bear!

Last week we introduced the Honor Bear giveaway on Twitter After an overwhelming number of Facebook users declared they wanted in on the giveaway but couldn't betray Facebook by joining Twitter, we added a Facebook giveaway too. This means you have 2 separate chances of winning the Honor Boyds Bear we're giving to our supporters, as a thank you to them and firefighters and their families across… Continue

Added by NFFF on July 20, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

NFFF Honor Bear Twitter Giveaway

The NFFF is giving away Honor bears as a thank you to all who support us! Honor was made by the folks at Boyds Bears as a tribute to those firefighters who have lost their lives.

Watch Twitter and the Facebook page for updates on this. The first drawing starts July 15 and will end Friday, July 24. There will be more drawings in the future, so if you don't win, stay tuned in for the next drawing!

How to enter

Entering is simple and takes 3 steps:

•Create or… Continue

Added by NFFF on July 15, 2009 at 4:10pm — No Comments

Emergency Twitters: How Is Your Department Using It?

This is the first in a series of occasional articles from FireGeezer.com about how some fire and rescue departments are using Twitter to enhance their operations.

IN EARLY SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR THE ENTIRE AREA AROUND GALVESTON BAY, TEXAS, was girding up for what was looking like a certain hit from Hurricane Ike that was heading their way.

Tracking models showed that it was likely to make landfall at… Continue

Added by FireGeezer on February 17, 2009 at 8:30pm — 11 Comments

Blogging As A Tool

I’ve said it from the beginning- this blogging project is a work in progress for me, but I'm enjoying it and it's apparently pretty contagious. As far as my writing skills, however, I’m quickly learning about how to catch your interest in sound bites rather than in paragraph form, which is a big transition from technical writing. Of course, I know that to put “Buy Cialis” as a title to a firehouse blog will get people to look, even though it has… Continue

Added by Mick Mayers on December 5, 2008 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments