Chief Fire Officers Association get the Message

The Chief Fire Officers Association is now using text messaging to get vital news to its members.

This organisation is working with Worcester based FASTSMS to enable it to contact its members instantly. David Turner, Director of Communications at the Chief Fire Officers Association, is the Chief Fire Officer in Essex, he explains how they are using FASTSMS:

"Our organisation is a professional membership association. There are 58 fire brigades in the UK and all of the principal management officers are members. We've got 188 people on the FASTSMS distribution list so we can get information to our members quickly."

Mr Turner continued: "It is really important to us that our members feel included and vital that they hear news regarding important issues such as; pay, pensions, or government announcements regarding fire safety, from us first. The feedback says that FASTSMS has been really well received by our members."

Due to the reliability and low cost, FASTSMS is rapidly being adopted by organisations, schools and businesses as the new communication tool.

David Pride, FASTSMS Business Manager said; "Anyone can use FASTSMS to send out important information to any mobile phone. It is easy to use, yet powerful; It can be used by anyone needing to communicate with customers, colleagues or family and friends instantly, reliably and cost effectively. You can also receive text messages - and read them as standard email. Text messaging has now 'grown-up' and is being widely adopted by businesses & organisations to improve their communications. We are very happy to have been chosen by the Chief Fire Officers Association as their service provider."