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Fire Prevention & Social Media

Social media is transforming marketing—or is it? Jim Crawford explains that for fire prevention campaigns to be effective via social media, the message is still the most important.
(Sunday, January 1, 2012) read
Tags: Facebook, marketing, social marketing, social media, Twitter, Management and Leadership
Fire Prevention and Education
The Truth about Company-Level Inspections

Many departments around the nation rely on their firefighters to do annual inspections of many (if not all) business occupancies. Although Jim Crawford agrees with this role, he offers some situations in which having firefighters conduct inspections can actually be detrimental.
(Thursday, December 1, 2011) read
Tags: code compliance, company-level inspections, fire prevention, Funding and Budgets
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New Report Details Benefit of Sprinklers in Bucks County, Pa.

In Bucks County, there were 90 home fire fatalities in non-sprinklered one- and two-family homes during 1988-2010. Those deaths made up 88% of all county fire deaths during that time. There were zero fire fatalities in homes protected by fire sprinkler systems.
(Thursday, November 10, 2011) read
Tags: Fire Prevention and Education
Fire Prevention and Education
Using Volunteers for Code Inspection

As prevention resources continue to be cut, fire departments are forced to get creative. Jim Crawford profiles a California department that uses a successful program of volunteers to conduct fire inspections.
(Monday, October 31, 2011) read
Tags: code inspection, economy, fire code, Funding and Budgets
Management And Leadership
Making the News Work for You

Over the past decade, electronic communications have devastated the newspaper industry, leaving it understaffed. As a result, most local papers will publish well-written articles that fire departments provide. Chief Marc Revere explains how you can make this opportunity work for your department, and briefly covers some elements of a public outreach program.
(Tuesday, October 25, 2011) read
Tags: community education, public outreach, Fire Prevention and Education

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