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Public Website Sections Homepage Each FDRed website is equipped first and foremost with an easy to use and informative homepage that will local citizens or visitors to navigate through your site with ease. FDRed homepages include design and visual attributes that set them apart and create a visually pleasing experience. News FDRed fire department websites feature an easy to post and update news section that will allow your department to inform your community about events or other news from the fire. Executive Blog The executive or chief’s blog is a great way for your department’s chief to speak out to the local community about a variety of topics ranging from a pending vote to thoughts about community development. Safety Tips and Articles FDRed fire department websites feature a section that can be filled with general safety articles aimed at informing local citizens on a variety topics ranging from smoke detectors to keeping kids safe from fire sources. Community Event Calendar FDRed’s easily updateable community calendar is a great resource allowing your department to post events that are relevant to your community, firemen, and administrators. Photo Galleries Display photos of your fire department, operations, and special events. These photo galleries are simple to operate and easy to update offering great flexibility. FAQ’s Place the questions your department gets asked the most right on your website, saving time for both staff and residents. Like all sections this is easily updateable allowing admins to add new FAQ’s at any time. Search This simple search page allows anyone to search the contents of your site and locate what they’re looking for quickly. Package Details Email Boxes Instead of using generic email addresses with FDRed you’ll get email POP3 email with your domain included in the address. This will allow you to receive email into popular email programs like Outlook or Apple Mail. Web Based E-mail Access If you are unable to get to your computer you can still receive and send email using an online email form. This can be extremely convenient when on the road or traveling. SPAM Filtering and Virus Protection FDRed email servers utilize junk mail and virus filters that aim to block a variety of SPAM emails and known viruses from entering your inbox and attacking your computer. Advertising Generator The advertising generator allows you to partner with local businesses by allowing them to advertise on your site for a fee. This is a great way to pay for the website itself or to raise additional funding for the entire department. E-Card Builder Sending email cards or e-cards is a great way to contact subscribers to a newsletter. By utilizing e-card templates the e-card builder allows you to insert text and send graphically pleasing cards for emergency, informational, or fundraising email blasts. Mailing Lists Email lists of local residents make it easy to send email blasts for numerous reasons including missing person reports, emergency situations, and fundraising. Mail Templates Fill in email templates allow officers or admins to send graphically enhanced emails using mailing lists allowing for a more functional and easier to use format. Department Area Sections Personnel Management Information makes managing most organizations a lot easier. By utilizing some unique tools FDRed websites can help you gather information and stats on many aspects of your department. Announcements It’s easy to make announcements to personnel using online notifications and email lists. These announcement methods help keep everyone in your department up to date and informed. Online Calendar The FDRed online calendar is a great tool for organizing department events and schedules. Its online format insures that you’ll be able to check it anywhere you have Internet. Discussion Forum Members of the FDRed community are allowed access to the FDRed fire forum. In the forum departments from around the country can share information on a variety of fire fighting and department topics. Document Library This FDRed feature allows members to store documents online in an easily accessible format that you can access from anyplace with Internet access. Meeting Minutes Using a quick and easy template you can post meeting minutes from town meetings or seminars right on your department’s website. Additional Services Daily Backups Due to the many changes made possible by the FDRed CMS system it’s important to back up your content. FDRed sites are backed up to a server on a daily basis to insure the safety of your edits. SmarterStats Visitors Tracking See where people using your department’s websites are going. This tool can allow you to increase content in sections or make proper changes to sections of your site that may need more traffic. Free Domain Registration If your department needs a new web domain FDRed will research and purchase the domain that your site will reside on. If you do have a domain FDRed will work with your current registry to transfer it if needed. |