Share Your Voice. Shape the Profession.
We welcome Dispatchers, trainers, and public safety professionals to contribute firsthand insights that strengthen training, wellness, and leadership across the field.
Want to Share Your Voice?
We’re honored to collaborate with public safety professionals who share our mission. If you’re interested in writing for The Alarm Room, please click below to submit your contributor info.
What Kind of Contributions Are Welcome?
We’re looking for thoughtful, experience-driven content that speaks to the realities of public safety communication. Topics might include:
Dispatcher wellness and resilience
Leadership and team dynamics
Training strategies that work
Technology and innovation in Fire/EMS comms
Lessons from the field that others can learn from
Whether you’re sharing a story, an idea, or a proven framework—if it can help others grow, we want to hear it.
What to Expect Next?
Once we receive your submission, we’ll follow up with:
A confirmation email
An expected publishing window
Light editing (if needed) to ensure consistency with our tone and format
A preview link for final review
We’ll also tag and promote your article through our social channels and subscriber network to give your message the visibility it deserves.
This will open a short Google Form in a new tab.
Contributor Guidelines
Target word count
We recommend posts be between 800 and 1,200 words. This allows enough depth to be meaningful while still being accessible to readers in fast-paced public safety roles.
That said, we value substance over strict limits—if your content truly adds value, don’t worry about hitting an exact word count.
Tone and voice
The Alarm Room is built by and for those who know the field. Your tone should be:
Professional, but personal
Supportive, not preachy
Practical, not theoretical
We especially value writing that blends lived experience with actionable insight. Speak plainly, respectfully, and with a heart for helping others in the field succeed.
Bio requirements
All contributor posts include a brief author bio and headshot at the end of the article. Please submit:
A 75–100 word bio
Your preferred professional title
A headshot (JPG or PNG, 10MB max)
Optional: links to your LinkedIn profile or website
Original content policy
We ask that all submissions be original content, not previously published elsewhere online or in print. This helps maintain SEO integrity and ensures each contribution offers fresh value.
You’re welcome to republish an excerpt on your own blog or site, but please link back to the original post on The Alarm Room.
Rights and republishing
You retain full authorship credit for your post. By submitting content, you grant The Alarm Room the right to publish and promote your work (with attribution) on our website and social platforms.
We may make light edits for grammar, formatting, or consistency with our brand—but your voice and message will always come through.