Social Media
The FireRescue1 Social Media topic covers news about social media and firefighting, including the way social networks are impacting work and jobs at fire departments.
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The Ford City Ambulance director said the employee was fired immediately and resigned from his position as a fire chief
Fire investigator Crystal Eschert was fired for violating the department’s social media policy after posting about Ferguson on her Facebook account
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A volunteer firefighter for only four months, he resigned after images of two dead dogs in his yard went viral
The fire department said their Facebook post put pressure on the individuals involved to do the right thing
Friends took turns putting rubbing alcohol on their hands, lighting them on fire and letting the flame burn out on its own
The emails appeared to be chain emails and not generated by the battalion chief or the other suspended official
The photo shows two black men pointing guns at the head of a white police officer; the mayor’s office is investigating
Fire investigator Crystal Eschert was fired for violating the department’s social media policy after posting about Ferguson on her Facebook account
The post addressed all parents of Hispanic male teens, threatening to make them “deceased” and that the parents “must suffer the consequences of burying their child”
The ubiquitous mobile camera and platforms for sharing video means a fire department’s tactics and reputation are under constant, and sometimes unfair, scrutiny
She said the mayor violated her civil rights because her Facebook comments did not support his bid for reelection as mayor
He was placed on desk duty pending an investigation by posting hate speech directed at Muslims on his personal Facebook page
All stories are a great reminder to use caution before you decide to click that “post” button
The more Facebook knows about you, the more valuable it is, so they don’t do much to make it easy to manage and protect your privacy — so, we offer the following simple steps you can take
The firefighter was placed on administrative duty after posting a questionable image
Norman turned the incident into a chain-saw safety moment that went viral on Instagram
The post asked that the helmet be returned, no questions asked; the firefighter has had the helmet for 27 years
When social media and emergency services mix, an explosive concoction begins to form
The post declared two stations had closed indefinitely; it was actually part of a periodic, temporary closure due to lack of personnel
The firefighter allegedly posted on his Facebook page that they were searching for a “drunk Mexican”
Investigators found a video on one of the brother’s Facebook page showing them setting fire to the abandon mobile home
A quick picture that firefighter Tim Bergon, a father of three, took to let his wife know he was OK has gone viral on Facebook
The two are seen in the photograph pretending to administrator CPR to a dead deer in a county ambulance while on duty
The city wants to go to a system that would pay the firefighters at most 33 percent of the sick hours they’ve accumulated
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The firefighter joked on Facebook about police killing suspects; he said he would join the police if they had a “criminal population reduction unit”
Discovering social media, albeit late, fueled my fire-truck photography obsession and nearly landed me in a Mexican prison
The investigation determined the texts to a female firefighter were inappropriate, but not illegal
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