social media policy
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Palm Beach County Social Media Discipline Upheld
The US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court decision holding that Palm Beach County Fire Rescue…
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Fire Law Roundup for November 4, 2024
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for November 4, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a decision by the Ohio…
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Indianapolis Firefighter Disciplined for Social Media Activities Sues
An Indianapolis battalion chief who was suspended for 24 hours for violating the department’s social media policy, has filed suit…
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Wisconsin IAFF Local President Fired Over Social Media Post
The president of a Wisconsin International Association of Firefighters local was terminated last week over a social media post that…
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Court of Appeals Strikes Down Palm Beach County Social Media Policy
The US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a social media-related First Amendment lawsuit filed by two Palm…
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Palm Beach County Social Media Policy and Discipline Upheld
A lawsuit challenging the validity of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s social media policy, together with the discipline imposed on…
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Social Media in a Volunteer Department
Today’s Burning Question: Our volunteer fire department has our own Facebook page and the fire-police have a page they created…
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California Fire Chief Terminated Over Comments
The past few weeks have seen unprecedented numbers of firefighters in the headlines over comments posted in social media related…
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Nashville District Chief is the Latest Cybercasualty
A Nashville district chief is under investigation over Facebook posts he made that the department leadership characterized as “racial, stereotypical,…
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Florida Firefighters Get Reprieve on Strict Social Media Policy
Many fire departments are struggling with how to deal with the social media and digital imagery problems that so often…
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