[Canyon] Agenda for the 7pm fire meeting

[Tom Fiddaman]

I agree with Bill that agencies should not rely on Facebook, or any 
other platform that relies on ads and selling user data, as an exclusive 
channel to serve public needs. In this case it is the USFS (not BCFD) 
that is responsible.

On 9/16/2020 7:26 PM, Bill Dennis wrote:
> I do not use Facebook. But I have a Facebook account, so old it wanted 
> me to register again. Impossible out here because my cell number 
> doesn't get a signal. Logging into the Fire webinar without a Facebook 
> account did not work. One should be able to do so, and a pubic agency 
> should not rely on a quirky and highly political private corporation 
> to get its message out.
> Please pass this on to the fire chief. If there were an emergency, I 
> am out of contact. This was one of the problems during the fire 
> evacuations. Not every citizen knows how to use Facebook. The Fire 
> Department needs to do better. Stream on Facebook if you will, but the 
> tell Facebook to let everyone in. I am fairly incensed.
> Bill Dennis, 5075 Jackson Creek Road.
>
However, I looked up the link on a clean machine, and it turns out that 
there is a way to view the video without registering. First, go to the 
Custer Gallatin Forest page:

https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest/

Then, click on the Videos link in the left panel (highlighted in first 
image). Look for the Bridger Foothills Fire video, currently first in 
the collection.

The key is that you can ignore the banner at the bottom asking you to 
register. If a similar panel pops up over the screen, there will be a 
small "No Thanks" link which you can use to bypass registration.

I hope this works for you.

Tom

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