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View ArticleOH probie resigns after writing Facebook comment saying murdered NYPD cops...
North Randall firefighter wrote comment to TV station Facebook page
View ArticleSound the Alarm Through Social Media
This presentation on Social Media for the fire service was presented at the Fire Service Improvement Conference in Columbia, SC.
View ArticleUPDATED: Is this the fire department version of stolen valor?
Facebook post of firefighter with child pulled from house fire at center of controversy
View ArticleUPDATED: Is this the fire department version of stolen valor?
Facebook post of firefighter with child pulled from house fire at center of controversy
View ArticleJerry Hickman speaks about the firefighter ‘stolen valor’ controversy...
Jerry Hickman maintains what we have seen is not what he posted
View ArticleJerry Hickman speaks about the firefighter ‘stolen valor’ controversy...
Jerry Hickman maintains what we have seen is not what he posted
View ArticleAnd a final ‘screw you’ right back to the former DC deputy mayor – fire radio...
Radio transmissions to be in the open starting next month
View ArticleUPDATE: NY lieutenant suspended without pay over Facebook post praising...
UPDATE Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, LoHud.com: A city fire lieutenant has been suspended without pay and could lose his job over social media posts that expressed support for the sniper who gunned down five...
View ArticleAnother fire district bans US flag from fire trucks
Click here if the post above fails to display The Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie, New York is the latest department to take on the U.S. Flag on fire apparatus as an issue. Read the post above...
View ArticleFire truck flags removed over liability concerns & commissioners not being...
Watch interview with chief & union president over board’s decision A ceremony was held yesterday (Tuesday) to remove United States Flags from the rear of fire apparatus at the Arlington Fire...
View ArticleCouldn’t anyone see this coming? Flag removal compromise comes after national...
Watch Jim Beretta announce compromise An agreement was reached yesterday (Thursday) to begin to get US Flags back on the fire trucks of the Arlington Fire District in Poughkeepsie, New York (read...
View ArticleDC firefighter who called for violence against racist cops is back on full duty
Previously: DC firefighter calls for bullets in the heads of ‘racist cops who are murdering our people’ DC firefighter who called for violence against ‘racist cops’ tells his story DC Fire and EMS...
View ArticleSouth Dakota volunteer firefighter out over Facebook post encouraging slavery
Watch KSFY-TV story Katie Nelson, Argus Leader: A Dell Rapids (SD) volunteer firefighter was dismissed from his organization after he allegedly posted racist comments on social media. The department...
View ArticleCincinnati fire marshal investigated for Facebook posts
Read Cincinnati Fire Department’s new social media policy Craig Cheatham, WCPO-TV: A Cincinnati firefighter wrote that he wanted to “run them down” in a provocative Facebook post. He claimed to be “a...
View ArticleNews report: DC firefighter in trouble second time for Facebook post about...
WTTG-TV/FOX 5’s Paul Wagner is reporting today (Wednesday) that DC Fire & EMS Department Firefighter Norman Brooks is in trouble again. You may recall that Firefighter Brooks was placed on...
View ArticleTV anchor wonders why DC firefighter has not been fired over comments about...
Click here to watch Norman Brooks interview Previous coverage of Norman Brooks DC Fire & EMS Department Firefighter Norman Brooks spoke out again about his Facebook posts that have brought scorn...
View ArticleBaltimore County supervisor’s post about their talk on race relations makes news
Above is a Facebook Post that Lowell Melser of WBAL-TV reports was written by a Baltimore County Fire Department supervisor using an alias. The TV station only reported on the last part of the post, I...
View ArticleNaked & suspended: Firefighter posts nude photos of himself taken at firehouse
Watch news story here WFTV-TV: A man taxpayers pay to fight fires in Seminole County has been relieved of duty for his behavior on social media. Channel 9 found nude photos of him on the social news...
View ArticleFirefighter’s alcohol fueled racist Facebook rant costs him his job
Belding, Michigan Fire Chief Gregg Moore told a reporter he’s furious. Chief Moore said a Facebook post by one of his firefighters has turned into the worst personnel matter he’s handled in his...
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