DB 17-03 Social Media Policy

Question 1

What means and includes internet technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of content and participation in social networking to promote interactive communication?

Answer 1

Social media

Question 2

A what means and includes city employee, volunteer or other person responsible for uses in social media in the name of or on behalf of the LAFD and any of its sections, bureaus, etc?

Answer 2

“Authorized social media used” or “authorized user”

Question 3

What means and includes any materials, documents, photographs, graphics, and other information that is created, posted, distributed, or transmitted using social media internet sites or social media tools?

Answer 3

“Social media content”

Question 4

What refers to a major subdivision of the department such as an LAFD geographical bureau, EMS bureau, administrative services bureau?

Answer 4

Bureau

Question 5

What is a subdivision of the department that includes in-service training, public safety, planning and others directly subordinate to a bureau or division?

Answer 5

“Section”

Question 6

What form must employees first complete in order to establish a social media account in the name of or on behalf of the department, bureau, or subdivision?

Answer 6

“Social media request form”

Question 7

Along with the social media form, in order to use the LAFD and its bureaus and subdivision employees must get approval of who?

Answer 7

Public information director, social medial director, chief of staff, and users bureau of section chief

Question 8

Approved department social media accounts are to be used for what purposes only?

Answer 8

Department business

Question 9

For approved department social media accounts, who shall be allowed to post social media content on the departments social media accounts and have access to the specific social media accounts that permit such postings?

Answer 9

Authorized social media user

Question 10

Who shall designate one or more authorized social media users responsible for social media posting?

Answer 10

Chief deputies of operations or deputy chiefs of bureaus

Question 11

Who will establish a suggested framework for social media posting, including guidelines and best practices above and beyond what is laid out in this policy, working with the authorized social media user?

Answer 11

The community liaison office

Question 12

Access to and use of personal social media accounts by means of City information systems is subject to what?

Answer 12

City policy

Question 13

Department employees have no right to privacy respecting their use of social media or personal social media accounts or the content of such accounts when accessed by means of what?

Answer 13

City information systems

Question 14

What on personal social media accounts must not state or imply views, conclusions, statements or other social media content reflect an official policy, statement, position, or communication of the LAFD or represent the views of the department or employee in their official capacity?

Answer 14

Postings and user profiles

Question 15

Postings and user profiles may only state or imply views that represent the LAFD with who’s approval?

Answer 15

Fire Chief or a designee

Question 16

If a department employee is not an authorized user, on their personal social media that must include a qualifying statement of what?

Answer 16

The views I express on this site are my own and do not reflect any official view or position of the Los Angeles fire department

Question 17

Who is responsible for determining whether social media content and use covered under the social media policy complied within the provisions?

Answer 17

The community liaison office

Question 18

Who shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the social media policy by department employees?

Answer 18

Each bureau commander