Public Relations & Interview Skills

A Fire Officer & PIOs Guide to Navigating the Media

“Tell Your Story or Someone Else Will…”

 2 offerings! Thursday January 25, 2024

12:00pm (following RIAFC Meeting)

6:30pm

Rhode Island Fire Academy 4 Green Ln. Exeter, RI

Fire Chiefs, Fire Officers, PIOs, and all who interact with the media are encouraged to attend this class. Join us as we get tips & tricks from Chief Reardon, a former news photographer, an award winning fire photographer, an expert in public safety social media and media relations. Chief Reardon’s media classes have been featured at FDIC and Firehouse Expo. He has been interviewed on news outlets locally, Nationally, and Internationally.

Betty-Jo Cugini is the former NBC-10 News Director and is the Granddaughter and Mother of RI Fire Chiefs. She holds several Emmies, a Silver Circle, & Edward R. Morrow Award. In addition, she continues to teach media at Emmerson College, produces documentaries for PBS, and is the Director of New Media at URI.

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Program Selection:		Noon (Following RIAFC Meeting) 6:30 pm
How did you learn of this program?:		RIAFC Southern League State League RI Fire Marshals Association Social Media Word of Mouth Colleague Other
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Lunch & Dinner Provided to those attending   Sponsored by: RI Southern Firefighters League RI Association of Fire Chiefs