Providing timely and accurate information to the public is vital. The Benton County Fire District 2 maintains a staff of firefighters who also are on-call Public Information Officers (PIO). Our PIO is there to provide timely information to the public and to work with reporters during and after major incidents.
One of our desired outcomes are to use breaking news as an opportunity for the members of our community to learn how to keep a similar emergency from happening to them.
Our local news media including television, radio and newspapers and internet provide the most important and effective way of quickly getting timely information to the public.
We release information to the media and general public as quickly as possible, often in a variety of formats such as Twitter and Facebook. Requests from the media should be sent to PIO210@bcfpd2.org.
Benton County Fire Protection District #2 is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Benton County Fire Protection District #2
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Benton County Fire Protection District #2 has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Benton County Fire Protection District #2 regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
