Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, (www.ckfr.org) is a municipal corporation of the State of
Washington that protects life and property and provides fire protection and emergency
medical services to its citizens. This site is intended to serve as a mechanism for communication between the public and the District on the listed topics related to the
District’s purpose of providing fire protection services, emergency medical services and
protecting life and property. The opinions expressed by visitors to this site do not reflect the opinions of the District. Any comments submitted to this site and any lists of users or links are public records subject to disclosure pursuant to RCW 42.56. Users recognize that there is no expectation of privacy in the use of the District’s Social Media and users are
cautioned to never disclose private or confidential information on this site. Communications made on this site do not constitute official notice to the District or any
District personnel. Public Record requests may not be made on this site and must be
submitted directly to the District’s Public Record Officer consistent with the District’s Public
Record Policy. The District is not responsible for the content that appears on outside links and provides
links as a convenience only. All information and materials generated by the District and provided on District Social
Media pages are the property of the District. The District retains copyright on all text,
graphic images and other content that was produced by the District and found on the page. You may print copies of information and material for your own non-commercial use,
provided that you retain the copyright symbol or other such proprietary notice intact on any
copyrighted materials you copy. Please include a credit line reading: "credit: Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue’s Facebook (or Twitter or Myspace) Page" or "Courtesy of Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue. Commercial use of text, District logos, photos and other graphics are prohibited without the
express written permission of the District. Any person reproducing or redistributing a third party copyright must adhere to the terms and conditions of the third party copyright holder. If you are a copyright holder and you feel that the District did not use an appropriate credit line please notify the District Social Media Administrator with detailed information about the circumstances, so that the copyright information can be added or the material in question can be removed. Any individual accessing, using, posting or commenting on this site accepts without
limitation or qualification, the District’s Social Media Policy including but not limited
to these Public Use Guidelines. The District retains the right to modify its Policies
without notice and any such modification shall be effective immediately. Users of
District Social Media further recognize that such use is governed by the terms of
service and privacy policies of the underlying social media service provider. (b). Any individual accessing, using, posting or commenting on this site recognizes that
Social Media use is not private and that the District is subject to the Washington
State Public Records Act (chapter 42.56 RCW). (c). The District’s Social Media constitutes a limited public forum. The District monitors
this site on a regular basis and reserves the right to restrict or remove any content
that is deemed in violation of the District’s Social Media Policy, these Public Use
Guidelines or any applicable law. Public posts, comments or links that contain any
of the following forms of content shall not be allowed:
Comments not topically related to the particular article/topic being commented
upon;
Uses for the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of a person to an office
or for the promotion of or opposition to a ballot proposition. Such a use of District
Social Media is specifically prohibited by this Policy and RCW 42.17A.555,
subject to the exceptions stated therein. 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;
Sexual content or links to sexual content;
Solicitations of commerce;
Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or
public systems; or
Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party. Content that violates the privacy policies or terms of use of the specific social
media platform being used. Any content removed based on these guidelines must be retained, including the
time, date and identity of the poster when available. The official Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue page is meant to inform our residents about the ways in which we serve them, from fire and EMS, safety education, community events sponsored by CKFR, and more. We make every reasonable effort to ensure that our social media contains only content appropriate to serve our mission. In the event that third parties post content that contains harassing, discriminatory, explicit, offensive, inappropriate or threatening language; infringes on the privacy of our staff; promotes services or products not endorsed by CKFR, or are clearly off-topic or spam, page administrators reserve the right to remove those comments as promptly as circumstances allow. Thank you for your understanding.
