{"id":45657,"date":"2020-01-06T15:28:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=45657"},"modified":"2020-01-06T18:12:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T23:12:03","slug":"lehigh-acres-fire-department-response-to-possible-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2020\/01\/lehigh-acres-fire-department-response-to-possible-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Acres Fire Department Response to Possible Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First Amendment Rights \u2013 Lehigh Acres Fire District Lawsuit\ncoming soon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-lehigh-acres-gazette\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NmlABH0b5q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2020\/01\/first-amendment-rights-lehigh-acres-fire-district-lawsuit-coming-soon\/\">First Amendment Rights \u2013 Lehigh Acres Fire District Lawsuit coming soon<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe title=\"&#8220;First Amendment Rights \u2013 Lehigh Acres Fire District Lawsuit coming soon&#8221; &#8212; Lehigh Acres Gazette\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2020\/01\/first-amendment-rights-lehigh-acres-fire-district-lawsuit-coming-soon\/embed\/#?secret=NmlABH0b5q\" data-secret=\"NmlABH0b5q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#4211e4\" class=\"has-text-color\">\u201cAs it appears Mr. Scott intends to file a lawsuit, I am\nunable to provide you a comment at this time outside of directing you to our\nStandard Operating Guideline for our District Social Media Platforms. It is\nposted on our website as well as on our Facebook page,\u201d from Public Relations\nOfficer Katie Heck Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the Fire District website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighfd.com\/community\/page\/community-outreach\">https:\/\/www.lehighfd.com\/community\/page\/community-outreach<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are always happy to attend\ncommunity events or meetings to provide safety education for both adults and\nchildren. Please contact Public Relations Officer Katie Heck with your event\ndetails.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to attending local\nevents and providing safety education to community groups, the Lehigh Acres\nFire Control and Rescue District maintains several social media platforms for\nthe purpose of engaging and interacting with the residents and visitors of\nLehigh Acres. These platforms are maintained&nbsp;for the purpose of providing\nrelevant and timely community news, distributing fire prevention and public\nsafety tips, and&nbsp;for the purpose of providing urgent notifications of\ncritical incidents. Links to our social media accounts are in the column to the\nright of this text.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an individual wishes to use a\nsocial media platform of the District\u2019s, the individual, by using the\nDistrict\u2019s social media platform, is agreeing to abide by the District\u2019s Social\nMedia Guidelines and Terms\/Rules of Use, as an initial and ongoing condition of\nthe use of the District\u2019s social media platform. These guidelines are posted\nbelow in the document labeled SOG&nbsp;100.09.00.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighfd.com\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/community\/page\/8051\/sog_100.09.00_district_social_media_platform.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SOG\n100.09.00 District Social Media Platform<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EDITORIAL: Does Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District own Facebook and other social media platforms??? <a href=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2020\/01\/editorial-does-lehigh-acres-fire-control-and-rescue-district-own-facebook-and-other-social-media-platforms\/\">https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2020\/01\/editorial-does-lehigh-acres-fire-control-and-rescue-district-own-facebook-and-other-social-media-platforms\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4:28 pm UPDATE Fire Boards Attorney&#8217;s statement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From:<\/strong>&nbsp;Richard Pringle &lt;<a href=\"mailto:richard@strayhornandstrayhornlaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">richard@strayhornandstrayhornlaw.com<\/a>&gt;<br><strong>Sent:<\/strong>&nbsp;January 6, 2020 4:13:10 PM EST<br><strong>To:<\/strong>&nbsp;Randy Scott &lt;<a href=\"mailto:everything@randyscott.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">everything@randyscott.us<\/a>&gt;<br><strong>Cc:<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Robert Dilallo (<a href=\"mailto:robertd@lehighfd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">robertd@lehighfd.com<\/a>)&#8221; &lt;<a href=\"mailto:robertd@lehighfd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">robertd@lehighfd.com<\/a>&gt;<br><strong>Subject:<\/strong>&nbsp;Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District- Social Media Guidelines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Mr. Scott,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District (\u201cDistrict\u201d) has a District social media platform policy which is designated as Standard Operating Guideline 100.09.00 (\u201cSocial Media Guidelines\u201d).&nbsp; A copy of the Social Media Guidelines is located on the District\u2019s website.&nbsp; The District\u2019s Social Media Guidelines contains guidelines related to the use of the District\u2019s social media platforms and includes guidelines related to the content that can be placed on the District\u2019s social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On multiple occasions in the past, you have placed content on the District\u2019s social media platforms in violation of the District\u2019s Social Media Guidelines.&nbsp; Initially, the District removed content you placed on the District\u2019s social media platforms that was in violation of the District\u2019s Social Media Guidelines.&nbsp; Recently, because of additional violations of the District\u2019s Social Media Guidelines by you, the District progressed to taking the corrective action of blocking you from the placement of new content on the District\u2019s social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the hope that you now understand that you must use the District\u2019s social media platforms in compliance with the District\u2019s Social Media Guidelines, the District is unblocking your use of the District\u2019s social media platforms so that you can place content on the District\u2019s social media platforms in a manner that complies with the District\u2019s Social Media Guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is necessary for you to use the District\u2019s social media platforms in the future in compliance with the District\u2019s Social Media Guidelines so that the District will not be placed by you in the position of taking additional corrective action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard W. Pringle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Richard W. Pringle, P.A.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2125 First Street, Suite 200<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>P.O. Box 1545<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fort Myers, FL 33902-1545<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Telephone:&nbsp;239.332.4717<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facsimile:&nbsp;239.332.4718<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Richard@strayhornandstrayhornlaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richard@strayhornandstrayhornlaw.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Amendment Rights \u2013 Lehigh Acres Fire District Lawsuit coming soon \u201cAs it appears Mr. Scott intends to file a lawsuit, I am unable to provide you a comment at&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":45659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}