Fire Damages Local Business – My Interview
Dec 03Early Morning Interview Here’s coverage from Channel 2 (WTDN) in Dayton. I need to clarify: The Ohio State Fire Marshal was NOT called, nor did they respond to this fire. Our own Fire Marshal, Mike Long, from Washington Township FD was on scene to investigate this fire. Flames did NOT shoot from the roof. They were visible on the roof. According to Fire Marshal Long, there is a...
A Week Isn’t Enough
Oct 06How are you celebrating? I was asked several times this week what I was doing to “celebrate” fire prevention week. I replied, “nothing.” Of course, this reply often raises eyebrows and suspicions as to my professionalism. I find it exhausting to explain my philosophy each time the question is asked, but I do feel that my story needs telling. First of all, fire...
Failed News Reporting
Sep 24Providing public information during emergency response Today my department responded to a house fire. This fire was very extensive. There are indications that the house may be totally lost. This, of course, will be determined following the investigation by fire investigators and insurance representatives. Several news agencies were on scene at this fire. I was asked to respond to cover the...
Interesting Campaign by USFA
May 02I can appreciate this campaign by the United States Fire Administration. I think it can become easy for people to forget that the public service workers in their community are also "real" people with families and lives outside of their duties. They have issued this campaign with a similar video talking about "my mom". There are also Spanish language versions available. ...
They’re Talking About You: Social Media and Public Safety
Apr 17I submitted the following article to the National Information Officers Association (NIOA). I am currently serving as Vice President of the NIOA. This article was printed in the March/April 2008 edition of the NIOA News. “The future is here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” — William Gibson, science fiction author. They’re Talking About You: Social Media and...
