GROVELAND – John Guilfoil Public Relations would like to congratulate two of its associates on their completion of advanced training in the field of public information and media relations. Public Relations Associate Kayla Rochon recently completed the FEMA National Disaster & Emergency Management University’s L-0388 Advanced Public Information Officer (APIO) Training. Public Safety Liaison Robert Mills successfully […]
Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center Receives $20.9 Million State Grant to Enhance Public Safety
The Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center (HRECC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a substantial grant of $20,883,162 from the Massachusetts State 911 Department. This grant, part of the Fiscal Year 2025 State 911 Department Regional Public Safety Answering Point and Regional Secondary Public Safety Answering Point and Regional Emergency Communications Center Development Grant Program, will significantly enhance HRECC’s capabilities and support public safety efforts across multiple communities.
Soldiers homecoming turns out to be surprise of a lifetime Local News – WCVB Home
Groveland firefighters plan a seriously touching surprise for the mother and girlfriend of one of their members, after he returned home early from a deployment in Afghanistan. Also on Fox 25:
Video: ANGEL Initiative on MSNBC
Gloucester ANGEL Initiative Featured on MSNBC from John Guilfoil Public Relations on Vimeo. The Gloucester ANGEL Initiative was featured on August 31 on MSNBC, with a touching video that included a program participant and his mother, as well as Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello.
Experience: Bedford Police Launch Holiday Anti-Shoplifting Campaign
The town of Bedford, Mass. has a number of high-end retail stores in multiple shopping centers in town. One of the biggest issues during the holidays? Shoplifting. In order to curb the problem, JGPR worked with Bedford Police to create and launch Operation P.A.C.E. — Proactive Community Enforcement. We also conducted a media campaign around the […]
Experience: Catching a Bank Robber with Social Media
Police Departments are beginning to understand the value of social media not just as a public outreach method but as a true investigative tool. We saw that on August 11, 2014, when a man walked into a Bank of America branch in Bedford, Massachusetts, claimed to have a gun, and demanded money. The bank immediately […]
Our First Client: Arlington Bank Robbery and Officer-Involved Shooting
This is a case study in the importance of a detached, civilian public information officer. Even a well-organized department like Arlington, which has a Captain assigned to PIO duties, understands the need. What do you do when your PIO is also the OIC at a crime scene? He or she can’t just leave the scene […]
Experience: Urban Shield Boston
Around the nation, first responders are training to respond to disaster and terrorism. One of the most high-profile training operations you’ll see is Urban Shield. In Metropolitan Boston, Urban Shield means bringing 1,800 police officers, firefighters, medics, and even Coast Guardsmen together, along with transit authorities, hospitals, Boston Harbor, an abandoned movie theater, a college […]