In preparation for the Pinnacle EMS 2016 conference I wrote this article:
How to use Facebook to announce an EMS LODD
A LODD is unpredictable, but like any other low-frequency, high-consequence incidents, pre-planning is critical to how your department will communicate with personnel and to the public. My ideas on using Facebook for LODD notification are based on observing department communications after dozens of LODD. The intent of the tips is to lighten, even by a small amount, the burden of tasks that will rapidly become all-encompassing for department officers and officials.
Of course, paramedics, cops and firefighters continue to use Facebook to expedite the end of their public service career. Art Hsieh, EMS1 editorial advisor, thoughtfully asks, Is your paramedic career worth more than a Facebook post?
The slides I presented Friday morning at Pinnacle, Preparing for Sentinel EMS Events, can be viewed on EMS1, on SlideShare or embedded below.
