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As a volunteer fire department PIO, and not in house based, I have to be prepared to respond from wherever I am in the community when an alarm is toned out. Since my main PIO “toolbox” is located at the main house, I need a fully redundant system that can duplicate some of the items I keep in the firehouse.
At the firehouse I have a large camera bag that holds the following items –
Awhile back I came across a dozen tips for Google searches. The information has made my life easier as a PIO. Features I never knew existed such as Exclude Words, Specific Document Types and This OR That has helped me save valuable time when I need to refer to Google for a search.
The critical eye of the electronic media will view us in greater real time as more and more outlets start using the LiveU system. The system bridges the bandwidth gap needed for live video transmission by “bonding” together multiple cell phone circuits, and according to many news outlets, could substantially reduce the cost of newsgathering and increase their amount of live coverage at breaking scenes.
Believe me, I am not shilling for any business, but I find great value in a number of the free webinars that are held by Cision. I have used Cision services since they acquired Bacons.
I have posted about the logistical problems of occasionally getting transportation to a scene forthwith. How can I not envy the deluxe digs the PIO staff travels in when heading to a scene in Los Angeles.
FDNNTV did a video piece on this superb piece of equipment. Here is the skinny on the rig and a video tour of the layout.
Oh, by the way, if you have PIO wheels send me a picture we can post – jeff@thefirepio.org.
If you have not obtained Photoshop or Photoshop Elements for your Department due to cost, a free download is available that is equally as efficient. Gimp is a software photo editing tool that allows you to accomplish essential image workflow steps such as resizing, cropping, erasing, combining multiple images and converting between different image formats.
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