The most practical government applications for Twitter are in public safety and emergency notifications. I’m currently kicking around a blueprint for exactly how I can use Twitter more effectively to keep the community instantaneously informed of fires, road closings from MVA’s, power outages etc.
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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.












