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<p>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.</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/16/2020 7:26 PM, Bill Dennis
wrote:<br>
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<div>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.</div>
<div id="AppleMailSignature">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.</div>
<div id="AppleMailSignature">Bill Dennis, 5075 Jackson Creek Road.</div>
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<p>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:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest/">https://www.facebook.com/CusterGallatinNationalForest/</a></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>I hope this works for you.</p>
<p>Tom<br>
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