PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Information people
can use and trust.

Clear public information matters before, during, and after an emergency. My work spans incident communication, media relations, digital publishing, photography, and video.

Operational context meets communication.

I bring fire-service familiarity to communications work and a communicator’s eye to the scene. That helps me find the human story while attending to accuracy, timing, privacy, and the needs of the people involved.

Eric Hurst speaking with a television reporter near an active fire scene

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Incident and crisis communicationPublic updates and media response
Digital storytellingPhotography, video, and social media strategy
Fire-service educationInstruction and presentations

MEDIA & CREATOR COLLABORATIONS

Making access meaningful.

I’ve worked alongside YouTube creators, digital storytellers, and journalists to help them understand the fire service and share it with their audiences. Good access takes more than an invitation: it requires coordination with crews, operational context, and attention to safety and the people whose stories are being told.

Connor Christian, Michelle Khare, and Eric Hurst beside a fire rescue vehicle
Michelle KhareWith PIO colleague Connor Christian, I worked on three Challenge Accepted collaborations about emergency response.
Eric Hurst with members of The Try Guys in front of a fire rescue vehicle
The Try GuysA fire-service collaboration with The Try Guys.Watch Try Guys Try Firefighting ↗
Eric Hurst and NBC journalist Tom Costello outside a fire station
Tom CostelloA collaboration with the NBC journalist about Littleton firefighting history.Watch the video ↗