The Anne Arundel County Fire Department’s page was created to enhance communication with the public. We encourage people to follow us, respectfully interact, and to share ideas. The page is intended to highlight the good work being done by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and its employees, to provide information about emergency events in Anne Arundel County, and to share stories w
ith our residents. However, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department reserves the right to regulate the content of, and when appropriate, to delete, any entry that appears on its page. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department utilizes filters, which automatically “hide” some postings (typically for profanity or SPAM). The Social Media team will also remove:
• Advertisements of any kind.
• Profane language or content.
• Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation.
• Explicit or implied sexual content.
• Conduct implying, promoting, or encouraging illegal activity.
• Information that might compromise the safety or security of the public.
• Any other posting that, by its nature or content, might harm public welfare.
• Comments/posts that are repetitive.
• Comments on post/photos that do not pertain to the page post. Individuals who follow the Anne Arundel County Fire Department page, but repeatedly engage in unproductive and repetitive “attacks” on the fire department may be banned from the ability to post on the page. We understand and encourage respectful disagreement and appreciate hearing directly from the public. However, we do not operate a page for others to express their individual continued displeasure of our organization or employees in a disrespectful way.
