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Tiger’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-05-30

RT @gfriese: Even though #EMSWeek is over your agency should be planning a Facebook presence http://bit.ly/cdEFkX #
RT @news4buffalo: Lancaster Ambulance Corps held open house to help prevent summertime injuries, also educated (cont) http://tl.gd/1evmgp #
I got an idea: invest those funds in a recruitment campaign! RT @FireDaily: City to stop collecting firefighter (cont) http://tl.gd/1f7imn #
Sitting on my deck. Working on my laptop. What a beautiful night in Canada (that's for you Rhett!) #
Just added a new blog post on Firefighter Nation http://ning.it/cPJYyG #
Just added a new discussion on Firefighter Nation http://ning.it/9BABz6 #
RT @firefighternews: ND fire department puts boy first http://tinyurl.com/3x9uw8m #
RT @ChiefReason: Checking out "The Answer Is In The Form Of A Question-First Due Blog Carnival-" on (cont) http://tl.gd/1gasu9 #
@FiremanRich Thanks Rich — I appreciate the pub! in reply to FiremanRich #
Reinventing Memorial Day: (cont) http://tl.gd/1hk8s8 #

Posted by tiger on May 30, 2010 • Filed under: News • Tagged: Tiger Schmittendorf, tweets, twitter

Local Fire News Sites Get Press, Mixed Reviews

A recent article in the Buffalo News featured two online fire service sites (www.ecfwire.com and www.ereicountyfireblotter.com) that provide live audio feeds and in-depth news coverage of the fire service here in Erie County.

Although the article focuses on the potential training value, some fire chiefs had mixed feelings about what could be considered a form of social media and the information they share.

Read it here:

http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/05/22/1058838/wire-fire-on-the-web.html

What do you have in your Internet neighborhood?

What’s your take on citizen-jouranlism sites like these?

Discuss it here and on FirefighterNation.com.

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Posted by tiger on May 25, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, All Blogs, Fire Rescue Topics, Funding & Staffing, News, Public Relations, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics • Tagged: erie county, fire department, fire service, firefighter, Generation Y, marketing, motivation, public information officer, Public Relations, Training, volunteer, volunteering

@FireRECRUITER: Make the Right Investments

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The following article tells of a small city that is threatening to stop collecting a voluntary public donation that has brought thousands and thousands of dollars in mission-critical equipment to their combination (paid/volunteer) fire department.

Apparently, the threat is in response to a dwindling number of volunteer firefighters in their department, between 5 and 10, as the article points out. Without a lot of volunteers, they apparently don’t feel it’s appropriate to collect a donation on behalf of the volunteer side of their fire department. This situation seems to be causing quite a riff in the department.

Is it just me, or does any one else smell opportunity?

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Posted by tiger on May 24, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, All Blogs, Clearinghouse, Command & Leadership, Fire Rescue Topics, Funding & Staffing, Public Relations, R&R Toolkits • Tagged: campaign, fire department, fire service, firefighter, leadership, marketing, motivation, public information officer, Public Relations, recruit, recruitment, retention, Tiger Schmittendorf, tweets, twitter, volunteer

Tiger’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-05-23

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http://tweetphoto.com/22647095 Proud members of Arcadia Hose Co. celebrated 150 years of service tonight. I (cont) http://tl.gd/1an2ha #
RT @FireDaily: Martinez, 87, loved being a firefighter: By Jonathan Munson – Express-News Preceded by: Parents (cont) http://tl.gd/1anc4o #
RT @FireDaily: Among reader favorites: 23-year Clarksville firefighter: BY STACY LEISER • THE LEAF-CHRONICLE (cont) http://tl.gd/1athta #
RT @FFNetcast: Firefighter Netcast Live Monday May 17, 2010 – Introducing “The Voice of Reason” http://bit.ly/aj0ewK. Break a leg Art! #
Had the pleasure of meeting Doug Cline at FDIC this year: RT @FireDaily: The Kitchen Table: Experience (cont) http://tl.gd/1bsir4 #
RT @FireDaily: FOREST FIREFIGHTER TRAINING. | Brett Beadle Photography …: I went out to Hope, BC last Tuesday (cont) http://tl.gd/1bsjgh #
RT @blackhelmet: College could get fire fighter training http://bit.ly/cMM6bD #
RT @FFNetcast: Listen to Firefighter Netcast – Introducing "The… on FirefighterNetCast anytime on (cont) http://tl.gd/1bskiv #
RT @STATter911: DC #Fire Chief Dennis Rubin's memo rallying the troops over budget cuts. (cont) http://tl.gd/1bsl27 #
@chebert13 It took me that long to eat lunch yesterday… Nicely done. I thought Dave was the runner? LOL in reply to chebert13 #
RT @ffnetcast Firefighter Storytime! Chief Tom Merrill, Snyder (NY) Fire Dept. http://bit.ly/94hzrC #
RT @FireDaily: The Voice of Reason by Art Goodrich : Firefighter Netcast: We have been working on expanding the (cont) http://tl.gd/1cej02 #
In honor of EMS week: Roll With It! http://www.rollwithit.com #
Just added a new blog post on Firefighter Nation http://ning.it/akpxYa #
How'd you get involved?: http://wp.me/pIOMS-3P #
RT @FireDaily: Kids Firefighter Blog: Classic Lego Fire Trucks: The Lego Fire Museum has released several new (cont) http://tl.gd/1cp59g #
Hey @FireDaily-this kid's stoked! RT @blackhelmet: Stoking firefighter goal http://bit.ly/97s5Pi #
RT @FireCritic: Training exercise gives rookie firefighters experience http://bit.ly/dcJQCw #

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Posted by tiger on May 23, 2010 • Filed under: News • Tagged: Tiger Schmittendorf, tweets, twitter

@FireRECRUITER: It’s EMS Week – Roll With It!

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From www.FireRECRUITER.com:

In honor of EMS Week-2010, I thought I’d promote the (dare I say) sexiest video I’ve ever seen come to volunteer recruitment and retention.

“Roll With It!” is a part music video, part movie trailer — full-on high energy – high impact web site for the recruitment of fire and EMS personnel.

Celebrate EMS Week in style: “Roll With It!”

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Posted by tiger on May 19, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, All Blogs, Clearinghouse, Command & Leadership, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Funding & Staffing, News, Patient Management, Public Relations • Tagged: campaign, CFR, Clearinghouse, emergency medical services, ems, EMT, fire department, fire rescue magazine, fire service, firefighter, Generation Y, leadership, marketing, motivation, Paramedic, Pennsylvania, public information officer, Public Relations, recruit, recruitment, Roll With It, Tiger Schmittendorf, volunteer, volunteering, www.rollwithit.com

Tiger’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-05-16

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@FireCritic That place makes me sneeze. I surrender the credit card and wait outside. Happy Mother's Day to your bride! in reply to FireCritic #
I took EVOC yesterday: RT @Firegeezer: Ambulance Crash in Kentucky Intersection That Claimed Another Ambulance in March http://bit.ly/8ZaU9H #
RT @ChiefReason: Checking out "Tell Her Before It's Too Late!" on Firefighter Nation: http://ning.it/dCLqSK #
RT @FiremanRich: Tioga Fire Protection and Fire Prevention Blog for fire safety & firefighter information. (cont) http://tl.gd/17jirj #
Just added a new blog post on Firefighter Nation http://ning.it/bGKFCj #
@FiremanRich Cool. Maybe you can explain it to me some time… in reply to FiremanRich #
@news4buffalo It's annoying that your links only take me to your Top 5 Stories page and not the page that your tweet is about. in reply to news4buffalo #
Check out "Your Stories" at http://www.runtothecurb.com. This thing's catching on. Stand by for an exciting expansion announcement soon! #
@news4buffalo Cool. Thanks. in reply to news4buffalo #
RT @FireCritic: Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue honored firefighters, staff and … http://bit.ly/d6FJE0 #
RT @TinaFightsFire: SMOKE alarms fitted by firefighters alerted a family of three and allowed them to escape (cont) http://tl.gd/18b6e9 #
I've known Jimmy a long time. Good guy: RT @FireDaily: Colleagues celebrate career of firefighter: Buffalo News (cont) http://tl.gd/18b6v5 #
RT @FireCritic: Stamford third grader "Fire Chief for the Day." http://bit.ly/cd6hyR #
RT @ChiefReason: Checking out "It's Show Time!" on Firefighter Nation: http://ning.it/9pOYZw #
RT @ffnetcast Firefighter Netcast is Catching On!!! http://bit.ly/dCf3O7 #
POTUS comes to town today. #
Presenting to NYS 911 Coordinators Conference this morning. #
@ECFireBlotter Hey Jim – Follow me so I can DM you. in reply to ECFireBlotter #
@leatherheadff Does it involve a moon walk? in reply to leatherheadff #
RT @FireDaily: » How to become a firefighter-paramedic after the army?: How to become a firefighter-paramedic (cont) http://tl.gd/1a4h0e #
RT @firefighternews: Firefighters run Okla. memorial marathon in full bunker gear http://tinyurl.com/2wek9q9 #
RT @PGFDPIO: Family Night at Fire/EMS Training Academy-Career Recruit School 41 demonstrate their skills for (cont) http://tl.gd/1a4i00 #
Speaking at the 150th anniversary of the Newark FD tonight. Nicely done Arcadia Hose Co. Might tell a few stories… #

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Posted by tiger on May 16, 2010 • Filed under: News • Tagged: Tiger Schmittendorf, tweets, twitter

Tis’ the Season

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THIS IS A DRILL! This is not an actual event. Evans Center Firefighters "responded" to a Pre-Prom Season DWI Drill that demonstrated the devastating effects of drinking and driving to juniors and seniors at the Lake Shore High School. Photo by Tiger Schmittendorf

THIS IS A DRILL! This is not an actual event. Evans Center Firefighters "responded" to a Pre-Prom Season Stop-DWI Drill that demonstrated the devastating effects of drinking and driving to juniors and seniors at the Lake Shore High School. Photo by Tiger Schmittendorf

Despite the fact that as I’m writing this it feels far more like winter than spring in Buffalo, it’s not those seasons I’m talking about in this story.

Evans Center, my volunteer fire company, planned and supported a Pre-Prom Season Stop-DWI drill for our Juniors and Seniors at the Lake Shore Central Senior High School Friday morning. Coordinated by our Asst. Chief Tom Szczepaniak, Principal Chris Walsh and the Town of Evans Police Department’s Chief Ernie Masullo, Capt. Chuck Danzi and Patrolman Ralph Maslach — the assembly and demonstration stressed the devastating effects of making poor decisions relating to drinking and driving.

Not much unlike what is done at schools across the country at this time of the year, the Lake Shore team put together a comprehensive program that really hit home with these at-risk young adults. And, when I say “at-risk” I mean that, statisticly, they are at great risk of being involved in an alcohol-related accident before they graduate from high school or make it to their freshman semester in college. (more…)

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Posted by tiger on May 9, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, All Blogs, Brotherhood, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Public Relations, Training & Development • Tagged: accident, Angola NY, Buffalo NY, campaign, clean the litterbox, coroner, DOA, drill, Erie County Stop-DWI, Evans Center Volunteer Fire Company, evans police department, extrication, fire department, fire service, firefighter, Generation Y, John Latimore, Lake Shore Central School District, Lake Shore Senior High School, Latimore-Schiavone Funeral Home, mercy flight of wny, mothers day, motivation, pre-prom, prom season, public information officer, Public Relations, stop dwi, Tiger Schmittendorf, Training, volunteer, volunteering, YNN

Tiger’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-05-09

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RT @blackhelmet: Firefighter dies during training http://bit.ly/9yINmC #
RT @FiremanRich: Firehouses looking for volunteers http://bit.ly/bqbxOM #Firefighter #Firefighting #fire #
RT @FiremanRich: Volunteer services host open houses http://bit.ly/aE7hDJ #Firefighter #Firefighting #fire #
RT @FireDaily: Ballston Spa approves junior firefighter apprentice program: By MARIA McBRIDE BUCCIFERRO, For The (cont) http://tl.gd/14lcd6 #
RT @FireCritic: Future Firefighters Muster Skills – FireLink.Monster.com http://bit.ly/aBiuMp #
Our county's Chief Chaplain's father died in the LODD in Baltimore…RT @FireDaily: Explore Baltimore County: (cont) http://tl.gd/15j1oo #
RT @FireCritic: Fire department hosts open house, ice cream social http://bit.ly/b5xXKh #
RT @FireCritic: Geyserville Fire Protection District-Open House- Sonoma County … http://bit.ly/csgB5u #
RT @FiremanRich: Door-to-door fundraiser for volunteer Whitesboro Fire Department http://bit.ly/asN0Zj #Firefighter #Firefighting #fire #
@FireCritic I'm looking for an inexpensive but effective list management tool too. LMK what you find. in reply to FireCritic #
RT @WKBW: The NYS T-WAY Authority has a truck flipped over along I-90 eastbound, near Interchange 40 (Weedsport) (cont) http://tl.gd/15j46k #
RE: @AmboDriver First of all, what a tremendous story! But, more importantly, what a tremendous love story.
Not jus… http://disq.us/dm30i #
Run-to-the-Curb Kid? RT @FireDaily: The Flood Family: Fire fighter birthday: Shea thinks he wants to be a fire (cont) http://tl.gd/15o4ge #
@FireCritic No. E-mail. in reply to FireCritic #
RT @FireDaily: Randolph Community College: Firefighter Cadet School Begins at …: Randolph Community College (cont) http://tl.gd/15o58v #
@FireDaily Not nice to talk about Rhett like that… in reply to FireDaily #
RT @usfire: Understanding how fire victims think is the key to saving them: Urgent Communications article http://bit.ly/9taXox #
@FFNetcast Just got home from a fundraiser dinner and EMS run. Sorry I missed another show. in reply to FFNetcast #
10 jobs you can get with a fire science degree: http://bit.ly/cTrvBG #
Tons of photos of Evans Center Firefighters at work at http://www.flickr.com/tigerschmittendorf later today RT @WKBW: (cont) http://tl.gd/16h94e #

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Posted by tiger on May 9, 2010 • Filed under: News • Tagged: Tiger Schmittendorf, tweets, twitter

@Run-to-the-Curb: Planting a Seed.

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It should be no secret by now that I have a passion for story telling, and especially telling of the importance of sharing stories in the fire service as a means of passing down our history, traditions and values.

It’s almost an obsession.

It’s gotten so bad that I’ve started drawing my Blackberry from its holster and pressing the voice note “Record” button at the drop of a hint that a story is about to unfold in conversation. While I took a lot of friendly fire for that from friends while sharing in some “networking opportunities” at FDIC recently, the gems I’ve captured are absolutely priceless. Don’t worry, you’ll be able to read and listen to some of them soon.

It was also at FDIC that I was reminded of what got me on this story-telling kick and who inspired me to tell my stories by creating the Run-to-the-Curb concept.

Click here to read the rest of the story of how I got my story-telling start. (Try to say that 10-times, fast)

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Posted by tiger on May 3, 2010 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, All Blogs, Brotherhood, Fire Rescue Topics, Funding & Staffing • Tagged: Brotherhood, fire department, fire rescue magazine, fire service, firefighter, firefighternation, FirefighterNation.com, Generation Y, leadership, marketing, recruitment, run to the curb, story telling, Tiger Schmittendorf, volunteer, volunteering

Tiger’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-05-02

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Run to the Curb!: http://wp.me/pIOMS-1 #
I am listening to the Live from FDIC- The Necessity of St show by FirefighterNetCast on #BlogTalkRadio – http://tobtr.com/s/995552 #
RT @FireCritic Heading Home From FDIC… The Fire Critic Had a Blast http://bit.ly/97LGyN #
@TinaFightsFire Thanks. Hope to get invited back next year. Who knows? Reviews were good. Presenting at FRI in Chicago in August. in reply to TinaFightsFire # (more…)

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Posted by tiger on May 2, 2010 • Filed under: News • Tagged: Tiger Schmittendorf, tweets, twitter

RT @news4buffalo: Fatal accident closes Rt. 16 in Holland/Sardinia when a car and semi collided: http://ow.ly/2rwWw 2010-08-18
RT @firechiefmag: Dedicate or name your fire station? http://blog.firechief.com/mutual_aid/2010/08/17/in-dedication/ 2010-08-18
RT @FireCritic: “Fire Fair” informs and strengthens community's safety — Kirkland ... http://bit.ly/byxChe 2010-08-14
The battery died in my pager this morning. Perfect timing. I'm on vacation! 2010-08-14
RT @ECFireBlotter: LIVE Streaming Coverage from Firemen’s Day at the Fair...For the convenience of those who (cont) http://tl.gd/33oebr 2010-08-13
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