July 22, 2013

The 2013 International Fire Buff Convention has passed and the results for the
2013 IFBA Website of the Year Award goes to SIGNAL 51 GROUP.
This is the very first website award given to any IFBA group.


The following below came directly from the IFBA website and can be seen here.

In an effort to encourage new IFBA Club Websites and recognize those that are already in operation, the following guidelines are suggested to be used as the basis of an award.

1.     Home Page

a.     Goals and Mission statement of the Club

b.     Current Club Officers

2.     Club history

3.     Membership

a.     General requirements/obligations

b.     Printable/electronic membership application

c.     Number of members

4.     Home Fire Department(s)

a.     History

b.     Apparatus and Station locations

c.     Current runs/statistics

5.     Key Radio Frequencies in use in the area

6.     Club Statistics

a.     If operate a canteen, current run numbers

b.     If sponsor a museum, number of visitors, hours of operation, type of exhibits, etc.

c.     If give awards, what kind, criteria used, recent winners

7.     Calendar of upcoming local, club and IFBA events

8.     Abundant photos of Club, Fire Dep’t., IFBA activities, etc. throughout the site

9.     Links to other Fire Buff/IFBA sites

10.    Ease of navigating the website

11.    Evidence that the website is kept current

Any Club interested in being considered must self-nominate for this recognition.  Others can also suggest club websites, and they will be considered as well.   Note that the IFBA will not actively review Club websites; it is the Club’s responsibilities to make the initial nomination.

All nominations should be directed to either:  

                        Ira Cohen, Mrihcohen@aol.com

                        Rick Cutts, Lynnfao@Juno.com

Nominations must be entered no later than February 15, so that there is adequate time to evaluate the website prior to the next IFBA Convention.

If a Club would like to be considered for this award, but for certain club specific reasons they do not include any of the above listed criteria, they should indicate this in their nomination request.  We do not want to penalize any club for not including information, if there is a valid reason.

This award will be “virtual.”  The winner will be noted on the IFBA Website, and the winner will be encouraged to include proper notation on their website, club stationary, etc.

POSTED: July 23, 2013 7:18am
UPDATED: July 23, 2013 7:18am
By: Cody Daniels