Firefighters are becoming increasingly active on Twitter. Whether it’s fire and rescue services, their managers or their staff… Many of them are sharing updates on their activities. From prevention and alerts to operational and internal information, firefighters are taking Twitter by storm.
Our editorial team has combed through the 73 fire and rescue services on Twitter. Here are some of the rankings we are able to share with you. Excluding the Paris Fire Brigade and the Marseille Maritime Fire Brigade.
Most followed
- Loire Fire and Rescue Service (14,775 subscribers)
- Bouches-du-Rhône Fire and Rescue Service (13,194 subscribers)
- Var Fire and Rescue Service (11,855 subscribers)
- Gard Fire and Rescue Service (9,423 subscribers)
- Vaucluse Fire and Rescue Service (6,311 subscribers)
- Haute-Corse Fire and Rescue Service (5,776 subscribers)
- Vienne Fire and Rescue Service (5,643 subscribers)
- Hérault Fire and Rescue Service (5,456 subscribers)
- Pyrénées-Orientales Fire and Rescue Service (5,268 subscribers)
- Oise Fire and Rescue Service (5,109)
The most active tweeters
- Pyrénées-Orientales Fire and Rescue Service (15,779 tweets)
- Gard Fire and Rescue Service (7,712 tweets)
- Loire Fire and Rescue Service (7,357 tweets)
- Bouches-du-Rhône Fire and Rescue Service (5,638 tweets)
- Indre-et-Loire Fire and Rescue Service (5,622 tweets)
- Haute-Corse Fire and Rescue Service (5,317 tweets)
- South Corsica Fire and Rescue Service (5,317 tweets)
- Drôme Fire and Rescue Service (4,176 tweets)
- Hérault Fire and Rescue Service (3,817 tweets)
- Vaucluse Fire and Rescue Service (3,493 tweets)
Fire and Rescue Services certified by Twitter
20 of the 73 SDIS organisations with Twitter accounts are verified. This is a significant distinction in terms of the account’s authenticity and the prominence of its tweets in followers’ news feeds.
- Isère Fire and Rescue Service
- Drôme Fire and Rescue Service
- Loire Fire and Rescue Service
- Manche Fire and Rescue Service
- Saône-et-Loire Fire and Rescue Service
- Loiret Fire and Rescue Service
- Haut-Rhin Fire and Rescue Service
- Meuse Fire and Rescue Service
- Seine-Maritime Fire and Rescue Service
- Aisne Fire and Rescue Service
- Oise Fire and Rescue Service
- Charente-Maritime Fire and Rescue Service
- Charente Fire and Rescue Service
- Vienne Fire and Rescue Service
- Hérault Fire and Rescue Service
- Gard Fire and Rescue Service
- Alpes-Maritimes Fire and Rescue Service
- Var Fire and Rescue Service
- Vaucluse Fire and Rescue Service
- Bouches-du-Rhône Fire and Rescue Service
The rankings of the #firefighters on Twitter https://t.co/yZKidYTCh0
— Secours Info (@SecoursInfo) 30 May 2018