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.
“We had no idea how many Griswolds worked for the Raleigh Fire Department,” the union president said describing the response by firefighters
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Justin Snyder was reacting to a story that Kellogg Co. would be redesigning its Corn Pops cereal box after receiving a complaint that the art was racially insensitive
Jonathan Marotti said in a Facebook post that President Trump should post snipers at games and shoot “each player that takes a knee ... in the head”
FireRescue1 readers debate over whether or not first responders should be held to a higher standard when it comes to voicing their opinion
The Philadelphia Fire Department is investigating the post and could take disciplinary action
The firefighter was suspended after making insensitive remarks on Facebook about two men who died while riding a suspected stolen dirt bike
The town argues Alexander Morin was terminated for violating the town’s social media policy
Crystal Eschert was fired for raising questions about the safety of construction work at a new office building
Firefighters managed to gather the babies for a photo of them on each of their father’s turnout gear
The Snapchat video shows a firefighter strapped on a backboard being doused with water and having various condiments poured on him
The video encourages first responders to get a cheek swab to build a national registry of potential bone marrow matches
Firefighters created an official Instagram account for Ashley, who now has over 11,000 followers
Firefighter Jonathan Taylor’s emotional reaction was recorded after opening baby-themed presents
From using ladder trucks to training towers, these firefighters made sure their proposal was a memorable one
Firefighters used coconut oil to gently pull and squeeze Blaze’s head from the wheel
A video captured Chief Henri Moore’s arrival and included numerous messages from colleagues wishing him well
Firefighter Chris Jenkins brought his girlfriend to his fire station, where fellow firefighters recorded and watched him propose
In an Instagram video, Joe Minoso recorded himself stuck in the elevator and watched crews pry open the doors
The Pittsburgh Fire Bureau is now sharing the photo to warn the public of the scam, and warned the impostor may be using other Facebook profiles
The posts included profanity-laced comments made toward President Obama and the first lady
Joe Pozzi’s girlfriend was told there was an emergency that she had to tend to, but when she arrived, she found Pozzi waiting for her
The profanity-laced comments were deleted, but a woman took a screenshot and shared it online
Video of the firefighter’s actions has been viewed over 2.5 million times
Firefighter Preston Davis proposed to his girlfriend with a sign hanging on one of his department’s ladder trucks
Chief Mark Scott said crews had probably been up 18 to 30 hours and just flaked out on the sidewalk
The most-viewed clips of November included a Mannequin Challenge and testing out whether firefighters float or sink
Fire officials said they do not condone threatening or discriminatory statements.
The post states that racial tensions “got so heavy” that firefighters were told to discuss race relations “to try to clear the air”
Lasse Gustavson, 60, suffered severe burns when he was caught in an oil explosion in 1981
An Air Force veteran took a screenshot of the photo and comment and reported it to the department
The couple held onto the fire hose as it shot out water
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