This is in reference to "Anti-Fire Photography/Social Media SOP" (Letters to the Editor, February 2011). The standing operating procedure (SOP) to which Robert Angulski is referring is from the Broomall (PA) Fire Company (BFC). It is entided "Members Taking Pictures While at Incident Scenes" and became effective October 20, 2010. Its purpose, stated in the SOP, is as follows: to "manage photographs and electronic images taken by BFC members and to guarantee professionalism and the privacy rights of department personnel, patients, fire victims, and the public we serve." The SOP's objective is "to establish clear protocols for the taking of pictures at incident scenes and the distribution of such pictures."
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