Here for a quick visit

@rusnivek

SOLID day here in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).

  
Piloting the new FEMA / NDPTC training course titled: Intermediate Social Media Tools and Techniques.

  
Seriously, I’m so proud to lead this new initiative. Totes proud.

Special thanks to the State of Louisiana for the hospitality.

@rusnivek

Here to teach a new PIO/social media  course in Louisiana. 

  
 Who’s ready to learn!?!??!?

 #NDPTC 

@rusnivek

Kicking off the 2015 SE Ohio Healthcare Coalition workshop!

Everyone gets to participate in the  emergency management/all-hazards tabletop exercise.

Favorite phrase of the day = #ICS 

  
Great to see so many familiar friends and Peeps in the audience. I am truly honored!

BTW-Top themes include situational awareness, common operating picture, appropriate resource management, and of course joint all-hazards planning.

Now go forth and use your incident action plan skills and incident command powers for good.

@rusnivek

I had a great Fire Department Public Information Officer (PIO) discussion yesterday with Bobby Halton, the Editor-in-Chief of Fire Engineering Magazine and Fire Rescue Magazine.

  
I haven’t seen Bobby since we both lectured at FDIC years ago. 

I foresee great things on the horizon!

@rusnivek

Just finished a successful PIO/SM & Crisis Comms here at the 2015 West Virginia Public Safety Expo. 

  
Thanks for the hospitality WV!

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Say hello to all your Atlantic Hurricane names for 2015.

  
I hope none of you show up.

Preparedness counts!

@rusnivek

Packing now to head out to West Virginia.

BTW-West Virginia has submitted their Major Declaration request.

  
See you tomorrow WV and FEMA Region-3!

@rusnivek

April was NOT easy and now May 2015 will be even busier.

First week I’ll be in Charleston, West Virginia (Region-3) presenting PIO/social media and crisis communications at the West Virginia Public Safety Exposition. Then I’ll head to southern Ohio (Region-5) to run an exercise on the importance of Incident Action Plans (IAPs) and SMART Objectives.

Second week I’ll head to Louisiana (Region-4) to pilot a brand new FEMA course then turnaround and return to Ohio (Region-5) to teach G-289: Public Information Officer Awareness class for Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA). 

Third week I will head to Maryland (Region-3) and instruct at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute. Whohoo!!!! Also hoping to catch up to a few friends at FEMA and DoS.

Fourth week, I’ll be headed to Atlanta, Georgia (Region-4) to teach at the National Flood Plain Managers’ Conference.

Sounds relaxing huh?

You know me, I was just excited that April’s Ohio EMA Director’s Conference went smoothly – well done OEMA Training and Exercise Branch!

As for today, I am looking forward to my tactical training with my friends from ICE. 

Bang bang.

@rusnivek

Well, here’s something you don’t see every day…

  
#SAVETHETACO

HAPPY Friday everyone!

@rusnivek