SAN FRANCISCO — FireRescue1.com, a leading online resource for the firefighting community, announced it has taken home the award for Best Web Publication/Trade at the Western Publishing Association’s 2010 Maggie Awards. Held in Los Angeles each year, the Maggie Awards honor the best print publications and websites in the Western United States.
The Best Web Publication/Trade category recognizes general excellence across an entire website, spanning across editorial, graphics, navigation, functionality and overall design. FireRescue1 beat out a field that included its sister site, Police1.com, as well as other top trade websites such as Private Clubs and Emergency Management.
FireRescue1 received three total nominations for the 2010 awards, also garnering nods in the Best Web Article/Trade and Best Use of Social Media categories in addition to the Web Publication nomination. The total matched FireRescue1’s three nominations from the 2009 awards, which resulted in a win in the Best Web Column/Trade category for Close Calls on Camera, written by FireRescue1 columnist Jason Poremba.
“The Best Web Publication award is especially meaningful as recognition of the efforts of our entire team,” said Jon Hughes, Editorial Director for Praetorian Group. “We have a hardworking and creative group of editors, columnists, web designers, and many others who’ve made this possible. This award further validates the hard work and energy we’ve put forth over the past five years in building FireRescue1 into an invaluable resource helping firefighters stay better informed and safer on the job.”
FireRescue1’s parent company, the Praetorian Group, received five nominations for the 2010 Maggie Awards across two of its primary online portals: Police1.com and FireRescue1.com. The five nominations ranked the company among one of the most-nominated media companies for this year’s awards, and added to Praetorian’s total of 16 nominations over the past 3 years.
The Maggie Awards, the Western Publishing Association’s most prestigious publishing event, honors editorial, design and promotion excellence in magazine, tabloid, newsletter and online publishing. The Western Publishing Association has represented magazine publishers and companies who interact with magazine publishing industry for over 50 years. The WPA presents more than a thousand Maggie Award nominations each year to publications across the Western United States.
About FireRescue1.com
With more than 212,000 registered members and 400,000 monthly unique visitors, FireRescue1.com serves the firefighting community by providing firefighters with the most complete range of information and resources available. FireRescue1 is supported by the Praetorian Group, the proven leader in online public safety resources. The experience and resources of the Praetorian Group has yielded a trusted and reliable online environment for the exchange of information between firefighters and departments from across the Unites States and around the world.
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About The Praetorian Group
The Praetorian Group is the leading online media and technology company in the public safety market. Our properties are visited by more than 1.5 million first responders and public safety professionals every month. Praetorian owns and operates www.PoliceOne.com, www.FireRescue1.com, www.EMS1.com, www.CorrectionsOne.com and www.Homeland1.com, as well as online video communities www.BLUtube.com, www.FlashoverTV.com, and www.ParamedicTV.com. We are deeply committed to providing resources and cutting edge information that help first responders stay safer, become better informed and more effectively protect their communities.
For more information on The Praetorian Group, visit www.PraetorianGroup.com.