Riverside, California (August 5, 2010) --- Riverside County Volunteer Firefighters has established a new straight talk website at SAVEOURVOLUNTEERFIREFIGHTERS .ORG in support of their struggle to protect the citizens of this great County, maintain the existing volunteer firefighter program and quell the special interests that want to eliminate them.
The polished interactive campaign website; explains many reasons to keep volunteer firefighters, what will happen if they're eliminated, asks their supporters to pick from a list of public officials and contact them, sign an online petition of support, keep updated on the latest news and follow their blog.
"We've added links to our MySpace, Facebook and Twitter pages too, and encourage our supporters to stay connected with us there", says Angel Sanchez, Chairman of the Riverside County Volunteer Firefighters Association. He added, "we know the value of social networking in today's society and want to make sure we're maximizing our message delivery".
Sanchez says the first of a series of campaign videos is also posted. It explains the issues facing Riverside County, talks about the over 500 member volunteer firefighter program with an honored 130 year history and points directly at the special interests bent on getting rid of them.
"We're excited to finally get a platform available so we can speak directly to the public and correct the misinformation campaign being waged against us", says Sanchez. "Yes, there will be an increased threat to public safety, some fire stations will close and hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual donations will be eliminated. But the biggest loser will be the public if Riverside County eliminates the Volunteer Firefighter program. We hope the public will rally around us and fight to stop this injustice from happening."
SAVEOURVOLUNTEERFIREFIGHTERS .ORG was established by the Riverside County Volunteer Firefighters Association who represent a highly trained and very cost effective back up firefighting force of over 500 members dedicated to protecting the citizens of this great county. In 2008, Volunteer Firefighters donated nearly 300,000 hours, valued at over $6.1 million of in-kind contributions to the County. Volunteer firefighters perform the same duties as paid firefighters. They're in your homes providing needed medical care, onscene at traffic accidents, fighting out of control wildfires and crawling through dense smoke to rescue your family. Volunteer firefighters do it for the love of the job and serving the public, not for money.
The polished interactive campaign website; explains many reasons to keep volunteer firefighters, what will happen if they're eliminated, asks their supporters to pick from a list of public officials and contact them, sign an online petition of support, keep updated on the latest news and follow their blog.
"We've added links to our MySpace, Facebook and Twitter pages too, and encourage our supporters to stay connected with us there", says Angel Sanchez, Chairman of the Riverside County Volunteer Firefighters Association. He added, "we know the value of social networking in today's society and want to make sure we're maximizing our message delivery".
Sanchez says the first of a series of campaign videos is also posted. It explains the issues facing Riverside County, talks about the over 500 member volunteer firefighter program with an honored 130 year history and points directly at the special interests bent on getting rid of them.
"We're excited to finally get a platform available so we can speak directly to the public and correct the misinformation campaign being waged against us", says Sanchez. "Yes, there will be an increased threat to public safety, some fire stations will close and hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual donations will be eliminated. But the biggest loser will be the public if Riverside County eliminates the Volunteer Firefighter program. We hope the public will rally around us and fight to stop this injustice from happening."
SAVEOURVOLUNTEERFIREFIGHTERS .ORG was established by the Riverside County Volunteer Firefighters Association who represent a highly trained and very cost effective back up firefighting force of over 500 members dedicated to protecting the citizens of this great county. In 2008, Volunteer Firefighters donated nearly 300,000 hours, valued at over $6.1 million of in-kind contributions to the County. Volunteer firefighters perform the same duties as paid firefighters. They're in your homes providing needed medical care, onscene at traffic accidents, fighting out of control wildfires and crawling through dense smoke to rescue your family. Volunteer firefighters do it for the love of the job and serving the public, not for money.
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