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Cecil Cornish , Media Relations Editor
Cecil Cornish, Public Information Officer for Titusville (FL) Fire and Rescue Services serves as editor for  the Media Relations section of WTC. More
Making a Difference with a Public Information Officer
All fire departments have a Public Information Officer, whether one is assigned or not.  Just read the daily papers, and you will see an officer on a fire ground quoted about an incident.  What can your department do to market your services, sell your safety messages, and make a difference in your community?  An assigned Public Information officer is just the ticket for success. More

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Media Relations
Putting out a fire: 
a lesson in PR 101
A train carrying toxic chemicals derails and bursts into flames in a tunnel beneath a crowded East Coast city. Clouds of smoke -- maybe toxic -- pour out only feet from a stadium where thousands of fans are arriving for a baseball game. Traffic snarls and transit closings trap commuters downtown.

Journalists go to fire boot camp
The goal in organizing this is to create better communications between the media and firefighters,” said event organizer Michael Fronimos. “Journalists need to know how we (firefighters) see and think about issues. They can in turn convey that to the public, who needs to know what we are all about.”