Gripe with Firehouse.com News

[IzzyEng4 427]

Is it me or lately has FIREHOUSE.COM been dropping the ball a little bit with there news articles on telling where the article is being written about. Over the past year, there have been several incidents, special interest stories or just plain updates that the title will say "Fire hits Massachusetts Home" or Fire Chief in Colorado Promoted" and when you go to read the article, 9 times out of ten, unless it is a big city, they do not give you the town especially when it comes to AP and LexisNexus news links.

No where in the teaser, title or in the article itself on Firehouse does it say where this is taking place. Most of the time you either have to go to AP or LexisNexus to find out the location or wait until a second article is posted about the first one. It just seems that no one is seriously looking at or editing the new section on their website nor do they care. So far as for member submitted articles its not bad but there have been some instances where information has been dropped or incorrect.

I don't like the fact that they area just lifting information of the news sites and not making sure they have everything. If you want an good example what I'm talking about, look at the article on the main page about the Utah firehouse blaze, the one posted today mentions the name of the town where the fire is, but go to the link under it, which is the first article, it doesn't tell you where it happens. I just think the quality of reporting on the site, unless your a member, has gone down.

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Izzy:

I've noticed that from time to time myself. I don't know if its whom posts the article or what. Perhaps they aren't "print" journalist or they don't realize it.

The one positive note is the info does get out there for those to read up to the minute..well ok often hour. You no longer have to wait for a monthly issue to find out what else is going on in the fire/ems realm. But I feel you brother!