Fire News Submission Guidelines

The editors at Fire News welcome the following submissions:

• Action Shots – Fires, MVAs & Other incidents
• Awards and Honors
• Up Close Shots of members in action (please identify members)
• Group shots of firefighters after an incident, training or event
• Family Corner – father & son/daughter, grandfather, etc., in fire service
• Junior Program photos
• Looking Back – large incidents from 10+ years ago
• Antique Apparatus
• Training and Drills
• Obituaries
• Events/Announcement of Upcoming Events & Fundraisers (min 2 months in advance)
• Probies
• Women Fire/EMS Service
• EMS Response & Activities
• Ladies Auxiliary

(Include Who, What, Where, When & Why - single space & Times New Roman size 12 font)

Do’s and Don’ts of photo submissions:

• All photos should be high resolution 200 DPI
• Please submit one story per email, DropBox or WeTransfer
• Cell phone photos should be sent in actual size
• Emailed submissions cannot be over 20 MG
• Photos should have no filters and not be edited (other than size)
• No license plates in photos if possible
• Remove Watermarks

Click below for caption spacing & style sheet information:

Caption Spacing

Style Sheet

Photographer Submission Terms & Conditions 

By submitting photos or content (“Content”) to Fire News, you agree to the following:

1. Ownership
You confirm that you took the photos and own the rights. You grant Fire News a non-exclusive license to publish and use the Content in print, online, and promotional materials. You keep your copyrights.

2. Access & Permissions
You are responsible for having lawful access to incidents you photograph and for following all laws and emergency personnel instructions. Any required permissions or releases are your responsibility.

3. Accuracy - NO AI GENERATED MATERIAL
Content must accurately represent the event. Basic editing is fine, but misleading alterations are not allowed.

4. Submission Rules
Submit clear captions, dates, agency names, and your full credit.
Duplicate stories (same incident submitted by multiple photographers) will share the same job number with photographer initials.
If a story was published the previous month, it must be reviewed by the editor before resubmission.

5. Editing & Publication
Fire News may edit captions or crop photos as needed. Publication is not guaranteed.

6. Safety & Conduct
You acknowledge the risks of photographing emergency scenes and agree to act safely, professionally, and without interfering with operations.

7. Liability
You agree to hold Fire News harmless from any claims related to your submission or activities while collecting Content.

Submitting Content means you accept these terms.

Any questions, please contact:

Gary Joyce at (631) 776-0500 x 250 or Tim Edwards at (631) 776-1309

Long Island questions:  Myles (631) 445-8179