FSO-CS Communication Services

Paul Burns - Flotilla Webmaster
A member of The Auxiliary and Flotilla 14-8 since 1991
Also Flotilla Commander - Flotilla 14-8
SO-CS, Division 14 Staff Officer - Communication Services

email: pburns@SafeBoatingJax.com

    
National Award Winner for Website Design

I am pleased to announce our new website URL, WWW.SafeBoatingJax.com

Easy to find, easy to remember, easy to direct the public to our safe boating features. Currently SafeBoatingJax.com mirrors our regularly assigned Coast Guard Auxiliary website, but with significantly increased storage space that we can use to add more pictures, publications, video and articles to better serve our boating community.

Each flotilla member can also have their own email address your_name@safeboatingjax.com. Simply email me with your requested email address name, and I can set it up within 24 hours.

My new address is PBurns@SafeBoatingJax.com

Thanks, Paul

I urge all Flotilla Staff Officers to utilize their individual Staff Officer webpages. Send me what you want included on your page, and I will put it together for you. Messages, Articles, Pictures, Videos, Forms Web Links, what ever you want, what ever will enhance your department. The officer webpages are accessed from the "Flotilla Departments" button in the left column, or from the "Flotilla Member's Homepage"

We have a new Flotilla Calendar (aren't you gland we aren't permanently stuck in June anymore). Send me schedules and noteworthy events and I will update the calendar with that information. Whit Vick is going to send our patrol schedules for the calendar so anybody in training will know when a boat is going out.

Send me an Email with your ideas,  

Latest News and Updates

Posted 4/6/2011
Our Flotilla website can now be found at a new easy to find web address, www.SafeBoatingJax.com

Posted 1/11/2010
What's New with the 14-8 website? Just about everything. A complete makeover has taken place. Although many of the pages look pretty much the same, every single page has been taken apart and re-worked. I think that you will find the site works faster, without many of the glitches that seemed to pop up with the 2009 version.  Some Changes include:
       - New Navigation Buttons on the left
       - USCGAux Google Search box at the bottom left of every page. Results from these searches only come from
         Coast Guard Auxiliary webpages
       - A new Flotilla Calendar accessed from the "Members Section"
       - A slightly wider page designed for a more functional look on 90% of the country's computer screens.

Posted 9/3/09

Announced this week at NACON, Flotilla 14-8's website has received the Runner-Up Award in the National Best of The Web Competition. Significant credit goes to to DSO-CM Nestor Tacoronte, who created the District 7 design which 14-8's website was built. and  Congratulations to Flotilla 11, District 11SR San Diego who truly created the best website in the Auxiliary.

Posted 1/26/09 by FSO-CS Paul Burns:  Our New Website!

If you are reading this message, than you already know that we have a new flotilla website. Last October, the 7th  District announced that it was working toward a goal to "Standardize" websites across the District, giving them a similar look, graphics and navigational links. Flotilla 14-8 is one of the first in the District to adopt the new format.

I'm sure that the first thing that you noticed was that we have a Public Section and a Members Section. In our Members Section you should find many links and tools to get all the necessary information to enhance your Coast Guard Auxiliary experience.

If you see errors or changes that need to be made, please point them out to me. If you have ideas or material to offer and share with the rest of the Flotilla, by all means don't keep it to yourself. Send Email Here. Check back frequently as right now new information and changes are happening almost daily. If you see the date has changed on the homepage, then something inside has changed.

Posted 1/20/09 By Paul Burns: Monthly FSO Report to Eight Bells

I am working on an extensive makeover of the flotilla website. (estimated computer time to complete the project is 80 hours maybe more) Last year District 7’s website was completely redone, and the District’s goal is to eventually have all Division and flotilla websites fit a similar image in graphics and navigation. So far, you can count the number of  D7 flotillas to adopt the new district format on one hand (and have fingers left over). Although, not officially directed to do so, our own website design is over 6 years old and could use a new look to reflect the changes in our organization, so be on the lookout for our new website sometime in February.

A minor re-organizaion of the links and graphics on our current homepage are only a temporary change and do not reflect the functions of the new website In order to better organize links for viewers, the new website will have a public section and a members section.

Any member input and ideas are welcome, you can send me an email from our current website.
Some items that I need to build the website include

PE page - I want a picture of a class in action, instructor teaching, etc

Operations – List of current facilities and pictures of Current Facilities
Operations – Pictures of  “Auxiliarists in Action”
Operations/Member Training – Boat Crew Training Schedule?


Member Training – Any MT schedules for the year, information on maintaining currency ie. Operations, TCT, Sexual Harassment, etc..

Any other officer that would like to have a webpage, feed me information, pictures, webpage links, and I will make a page for you.

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