A fire department or fire brigade, also known as a fire authority or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides firefighting services. In some areas, they may also provide technical rescue, fire protection, fire investigation, emergency medical services, and hazardous material mitigation.

What does a fire Pio do?

One of the main duties of a fire department public information officer (PIO) is to disseminate information. To do that correctly, the PIO will need to gather information first and ensure it is accurate. When the media covers a story, they need to know who, what, when, where, why and how.

What does Pio stand for fire?

Meet the PIO. It is the public information officer's job to protect firefighters and get one unified story to where it needs to be.