The release of information to the public is handled by the District’s Public Information Officer or PIO. The PIO issues media releases, respondes to media inquiries, and oversees the newsletter Out of the Blue. Recent Stories: · 09/16/11 Former Fire Chief Jerry Donahoe’s Obituary on Examiner.net · 08/08/11 District Battles Blaze in the Kansas City Star · 04/06/11 Incumbents Win Fire District Races on Examiner.net · 04/02/11 Election Q&A: Inter City Fire Protection District on Examiner.net · 02/03/10 No Better View West of the Hudson in the Northeast News Archive Stories: · 08/05/09 Inter City Fire District tax issue approved on Examiner.net · 08/04/09 Independence rejects new sales tax in the Kansas City Star (last two paragraphs of the story) · 08/04/09 Inter City Fire Protection District endorses sales-tax plan in the Kansas City Star · 07/31/09 Half-cent sales tax issue on the ballot in Blue Summit in Examiner.net · 07/28/09 Half-cent sales tax for fire district on ballot in the Kansas City Star · 06/23/08 Firefighters work blaze for hours on Examiner.net (click here for the picture) · 06/05/08 Independence should look west… on Examiner.net · 09/04/07 Suspected serial arsonist torches Blue Summit home on KC Star.com · 05/14/07 Blue Summit celebrates opening of new fire station on Examiner.net (click here for the picture) · 04/20/05 Missouri Fire District Faces Uncertainty on Firehouse.com |