Catherine Filarski Consulting, Inc

Customized 2-hour interactive presentation, webinar or phone consultation based on the PR, marketing and promotion issues facing fire departments.

The presentation will educate fire service personnel on the fundamentals of marketing and how to best promote your fire department to the public and for public education events. Learn to clearly communicate positive messages that generate immediate awareness of your campaign used for public education.

Developed Exclusively For:

• Fire Service Personnel who are responsible for promoting their department & community events
• Fire Department Training & Public Education

Some of Topics Covered Include:

• Developing a marketing campaign for your department.
• How to use "good" design in flyers, signs and all department marketing materials.
• How to use Social Media to promote your department.
• How to write press releases that MAKE AN IMPACT.
• How to properly prepare press material that editors/media love to see.
• How to use photography and video to promote your department and events.
• New ideas on how to bring your fire prevention and community outreach programs to life!
• The presentation will be based on the issues your specific department is currently having challenges with.
• And much more!

The presentation includes handouts and "Before & After" samples that can be used immediately as a reference guide.

Total Run Time: 24 Minutes
Chapter 1 – Gas Combustion Systems 4:00 TRT
Chapter 2 – Carbon Monoxide & Other Dangers 5:40 TRT
Chapter 3 – Gas Fireplaces 2:30 TRT
Chapter 4 – Clothes Dryers 5:10 TRT
Chapter 5 – Wildlife Hazards 00:40 TRT
Chapter 6 – Conclusion 3:00 TRT

WHAT FIREFIGHTERS DON’T KNOW CAN HARM THE PUBLIC

August 10, 2010 – Sugar Grove, Illinois. Every day firefighters, both on and off-duty, are approached by the general public with questions regarding fire safety issues with their fireplace, woodstove, chimney and clothes dryer vent. Surprisingly, firefighters are not trained on the subject of solid fuel and gas combustion appliance emergencies and prevention. Often the answers firefighters provide are not based on formal education, but on myths and misconceptions that can lead to property loss and death.

Firefighter Knowledge, Inc.™ has produced a two (2)-DVD public education training series for the firefighter. The training in the series is taught by 30-year veteran career firefighter and Certified Chimney Sweep®, Dieter Bové. “I’ve been providing this training as a presentation to fire departments for 25 years. Since fire service personnel deal with fires, it is assumed that firefighters know the answers to the public’s questions on this subject when asked. In my experience as a career firefighter and certified chimney sweep, this isn’t the case. We produced this DVD training series so the information would be easily accessible to all firefighters. This is not chimney sweep school for the firefighter, this is information that should be a part of every firefighter’s basic training.”

According to the National Fire Protection Association, dryer vent fires have exceeded chimney fires since 2005 and occur most frequently during the month of January.

This is relevant and practical information that firefighters need to know.

1.) To be better at their jobs and to;

2.) Accurately communicate and educate the public.

The subject of the 2-DVD set covers fireplace types, types of chimney fires and creosote, dryer vent fires, masonry verses prefabricated fireplaces, safe operating guidelines, NFPA codes versus local codes, installation errors that lead to fires, ignition temperature, common myths, carbon monoxide issues, blast furnace effect, combustible materials, wildlife in chimneys and vents, proper maintenance, types of firewood, recommended and dangerous hearth products, fire suppression for the chimney and fireplace emergencies, PPV (positive pressure ventilation) and differences between North American and European chimney systems.

The DVDs are a total of 90 minutes in length and can be viewed either on a high-definition TV monitor or a computer screen. There are nineteen chapters in Video 1, Solid Fuel Appliance Basic Training and six chapters in Video 2, Gas Combustion Appliances and Clothes Dryer Fires. Each chapter is not more than 5-minutes in length and is re-capped for easy, user-friendly viewing when the firefighter goes on a call.

The DVD training series is priced at $129.95 and can be purchased on the company’s website at www.firefighterknowledge.com. Shipping is free to anywhere is the US and Canada.

www.firefighterknowledge.com