Fire News Submission Guidelines

 

The editors at Fire News welcome the following submissions:

  • Action Shots – Fires, MVAs & Other incidents
  • Awards and Honors
  • Up Close & Personal – up close shots of members in action (please identify members)
  • Group shots of firefighters after an incident, training or event
  • Family Corner – father & son/daughter, grandfather, father & son, etc., in the fire service
  • Junior Program photos
  • Looking Back – large incidents from 10+ years ago
  • Antique Apparatus
  • Training and Drills
  • Obituaries
  • Events/Announcement of Upcoming Events & Fundraisers (min 2 months in advance)
  • Probies
  • Women Fire/EMS Service
  • EMS Response & Activities
  • Ladies Auxiliary

 

(Include Who, What, Where, When & Why - single space & Times New Roman size 12 font)

 

Do’s and Don’ts of photo submissions:

  • All photos should be high resolution 200 DPI
  • Please submit one story per email, DropBox or WeTransfer
  • Cell phone photos should be sent in actual size
  • Emailed submissions cannot be over 20 MG
  • Photos should have no filters and not be edited (other than size)
  • No license plates in photos if possible
  • Remove Watermarks

 

Click below for caption spacing & style sheet information:

Caption Spacing

Style Sheet

 

Three Ways to upload your submission: (one story per submission)

 

1.Email your submission:

 

Please include the following in your subject line:  FD Name, Type of incident, Date (Ex:Bellport FD, Parade, 6/2/23)

 

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  • Delaware: Click Here  (tim@firenews.com)
  • South Carolina: Click Here  (admin@firenews.com)
  • Long Island:  Click Here (li@firenews.com)
  • New York State:  Click Here (editor@firenews.com)

        

2)DropBox   

3)WeTransfer

 

Any questions, please contact:

Gary Joyce at (631) 776-0500 x 250 or Tim Edwards at (631) 776-1309

Long Island questions:  Myles (631) 445-8179

 

 

 

 

 

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