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PIO-ing Cleveland’s Public Square during #PrideInTheCLE #ClevelandPride

Posted on August 14, 2016 by rusnivek

Yesterday, I supported Cleveland Police on the #PrideInTheCLE #ClevelandPride event in Public Square.

Much different from the Republican National Convention.

Lots of families out and about (and enjoying) the new cool fountain in downtown Cleveland.

Everyone was having a great time.

Lots of speculation and talk about public safety not being around to support the LGBT community – all totally false. Public Safety will be there to support any community.

Trust me, lots of public safety was on hand to support our entire community.

Cleveland Police Bomb Squad and K9 teams…

Cleveland EMS…

..even the Cleveland Police bike patrol was out supporting the day’s events.

Lots of areas to cover.

Partnerships with the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department and Cleveland Police Department are key in providing safety for everyone who attended the event.

It was a relatively hot day so I am glad that many of the participants dressed appropriately for the event.

Some not so much.

Fun entertainment and friendly people staying cool out in Public Square.

While waiting around, we had some time for a quick PIO selfie…

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Also had time for a few interviews with local media.

Also happy to run into a long time good friend Mark Zinni who is the anchor for the Channel 3 Eyewitness News in Hartford, Connecticut. Great to see him again.

Thanks for the picture Zinni!

Can’t wait to see him again in Cleveland.

While out there, we even made a few new peeps into Junior Police Officers.

Thanks Ken!

We were fortunate enough to do a few live interviews on Periscope from Public Square.

We highlighted the event and gave a status report of the operations using Periscope.

Ever wonder what it’s like to hang with onscene PIOs? Here’s a behind the scenes shot of us doing some live interviews on Periscope.

Thanks for the action shot Zinni!

Trust me, it’s harder than it looks.

Overall, it was great to see so many people out on a Saturday afternoon in Cleveland.

As always, I had a great time working the PIO magic with Jen!

We make a pretty good team huh?

Hope everyone stayed dry while the rain hit.

Great safe event everyone!

Have a great weekend!

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Dauphin flight during Oshkosh 2016

Posted on August 13, 2016 by rusnivek

Love seeing this video of a Dauphin flight at Oshkosh – thanks to the USCG Traverse City (MI) and Steve Kinevo.

The aircraft hum.

The start/lift sequence.

The pilot/crew challenge.

Not going to lie, I kinda miss being in a rotor wing aircraft now.

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2016 Ohio #PIO Symposium #OhioPIO

Posted on August 12, 2016 by rusnivek

This year’s Ohio PIO Symposium will be held on SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 at The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Auditorium
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223

8:00 a.m. – Registration and Networking Opportunity
9:00 a.m. – Opening Remarks

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2014 Ohio PIO Symposium (From L to R): Sur, Gonzalez, and Hysing.

2015 Ohio PIO Symposium (From L to R): Howson Staub, Sur, Bosso, and Pollack.

See you there #OhioPIO

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DHS requesting social media info revision on ESTA and I-94W forms

Posted on August 11, 2016 by rusnivek

Interesting to see that DHS is requesting a question be added to the ESTA and into the I-94W English (11-11) FINAL (reference only) form.

Please enter information associated with your online presence—Provider/Platform—Social media identifier. It will be an optional data field to request social media identifiers to be used for vetting purposes, as well as applicant contact information. Collecting social media data will enhance the existing investigative process and provide DHS greater clarity and visibility to possible nefarious activity and connections by providing an additional tool set which analysts and investigators may use to better analyze and investigate the case.

Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the expiration date with a change to the information collected as a result of adding a question about social media to ESTA and to Form I-94W, as described in the Abstract section of this document. There are no changes to the burden hours or to the information collected on Form I-94, or the I-94 Web site.

Type of Review: Revision.

Affected Public: Individuals, Carriers, and the Travel and Tourism Industry.

Interesting.

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BWC + Ohio EMS +Ohio SFM = free #Firefighter transition certification training

Posted on August 10, 2016 by rusnivek

FY17+BWC+SFM+Volunteer+FFI+Training+Grant+package

FISCAL YEAR 2017 STATE FIRE MARSHAL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER I TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND APPLICATION
Thanks to a generous allocation of funds from the Bureau of Worker’s Compensation, the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) is pleased to announce the availability of the Volunteer Firefighter I Training Grant. This grant provides funding in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2017 (ending June 30, 2017) to pay for the costs of providing Firefighter I or Firefighter I Transition certification courses free of charge to select students by SFM approved class providers. By partnering with eligible class providers, it is the goal of the SFM to ease the costs to local governments, promote shared services and broaden the availability of these courses throughout the state. Grant funding is limited to $454,711.44 state-wide and will be dispersed to compliant course providers on a first come first serve basis. “Select students” are volunteer firefighters affiliated, as members, with fire departments that pay premiums (or local jurisdictions that pay on behalf of the fire department) to the Bureau of Worker’s Compensation state insurance fund in accordance with Section 4123.35 of the Revised Code and are otherwise in compliance with the Bureau of Worker’s Compensation regulations (“compliant fire departments”).

Now go and get your Fire/Rescue Department some free training!

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USA! USA! USA! #Olympics

Posted on August 6, 2016 by rusnivek

USA! USA! USA!

Thanks for the free pic Nike!

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Threats in the comments on Periscope make it difficult

Posted on August 5, 2016 by rusnivek

In this time of evolving technologies, we all try to keep pertinent and stay in our lanes for information.

On social media, it’s hard to keep up with the new platforms. And basically impossible to keep up with the live-broadcast platforms.
During the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland, we had all kinds of threats pop up. One of them is displayed below.

Let’s break this down for a minute.

This is social media platform is Periscope. It’s a live broadcast streaming app that is real time so the user had to type that into the broadcast in real time. Which means it wasn’t a scheduled post or timed post.

A threat of “we gonna kill trump” from @Mexhiee was posted to the comments live on periscope.

An easy search on Twitter (remember Twitter/Periscope are associated) – will find that there are no users that have the handle @Meexhiee. Using Twitter’s native search bar, you can see that the term “Meexhiee” was only used once.

Remember, people can create a periscope account and not create a Twitter account (Periscope’s sign-up verification will be your phone number with a confirmation code send via SMS. Additionally, you can also start an account and then quickly delete it too).

Yes, indeed it isn’t as easy as just Googling “Meexhiee” or going to Wikipedia for an easy search.

Remember, social media is only one part of the puzzle when gathering information.

Stepping back, there are “social media experts” out there that claim to have found the magical tweet that saved a life, the survivor who is buried in the rubble, basically the diamond in the rough. Know the differences between “experts” with showmanship vs expertise with field experience.

Don’t be fooled by the pizzaz, learn by real practitioners who have been there, done that.

@rusnivek

Threats in the comments on Periscope make it difficult

Posted on August 5, 2016 by rusnivek

In this time of evolving technologies, we all try to keep pertinent and stay in our lanes for information.

On social media, it’s hard to keep up with the new platforms. And basically impossible to keep up with the live-broadcast platforms. During the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland, we had all kinds of threats pop up. One of them is displayed below.

Let’s break this down for a minute.

This screenshot is on the social media platform is Periscope. Periscope is a live broadcast streaming app that is real-time 720p video and audio. So all the comments shown above have to be typed by users into the broadcast in real time. Which means it wasn’t a scheduled post or timed post. No automation.

As you can see, a direct threat of “we gonna kill trump” from @Mexhiee was posted to the comments live on periscope.

Remember, people can create a periscope account and not create a Twitter account (Periscope only sign-up verification will be your phone number with a confirmation code send via SMS. Additionally, you can also start an account and then quickly delete it too).

Yes, indeed it isn’t as easy as Googling “Meexhiee” or going to Wikipedia for an easy search.

Remember, social media is only one part of the puzzle when gathering information.

For those Public Information Officers (PIOs) monitoring live streaming social media, it is a time suck to have to intently watch each periscope broadcast, even with multiple screens, for specific comments and then have to screen shot the actual comment in question. Even worse, if you are doing real-time assessment and threat action ops, your time is now even more limited in sending the right information to the Operations Section Chief (OSC), SWAT Team, or Quick Reactionary Force (QRF) for immediate intervention.

Stepping back, there are “social media experts” out there that claim to have found the magical tweet that saved a life, the survivor who is buried in the rubble, basically the diamond in the rough. Know the differences between “experts” with showman ship vs expertise with field experience.

Don’t be fooled by the pizzaz and showmanship, learn by real practitioners who have been there, done that.

@rusnivek