When making a plan for your family, do include planning for your Dad. That’s right, Dads could be in danger!
Sturdy boots are a must-have for any emergency preparedness kit. Or else this could be your Dad. #NatlPrep
In an emergency, make sure your Dad is safe.
Plan ahead and stay safe!
Welp, Saturday plans will have to look slightly different now.
Better mount up as I *think this is for Texas.
Well, I don’t *think I’m going to need my tie, but definitely my best pair of boots.
Incident Management: External Affairs Media Relations Spc…aka PIO!
Along with #Harvey – I spy with my right eye, #Hurricane #Irma
When making your plan for your family do include planning for all the kiddos.
Keep comforting items like favorite stuffed animals that will help children cope with adverse events in an emergency.
For more preparedness tips this month, follow along throughout the month.
Stay safe and plan ahead!
Awwwww yeah – National Preparedness Month starts today!
“Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can.”
Go ahead. Make an emergency plan today.
#NatlPrep #PlanAhead
Packed State of Ohio EMA Joint Information Center / Joint Information System course today!
Started everyone into group work as well as ongoing discussion on the role of SMEs at a press conference.
Just in case, we also tasked participants to start thinking about a policy/protocol for their agency on sneak attack aka ambush interviews.
We found as we leverages our strengths and capitalize on our skills, we as JIC Managers can better meet the needs of any situation – we just gotta find the right PIOs for the job.
As our groups collaborated, we found that despite crossing state lines, we still have the same problems as other areas – thus proving our point that we need to consistently train together and exercise our plans together.
Many of our participants enjoyed working in the JIC setting and were excited to work in a JIC during the next activation. Most excellent as we build a strong cadre of PIOs across this great state.
My Ohio Peeps!
Reporting live from Medina County’s Emergency Operations Center….
Day-2 of Ohio EMA’s Basic Public Information Officer’s course here in Medina County EMA welcoming participants from two different FEMA Regions to our class!
We have representation from almost every ESF – outstanding to see that kind of participation in our state class.
It’s going to be a packed two days of training including classroom discussion…
…complex in-class activities…
…on-camera interviews…
…engaging (and crazy reporter) type questions…
…and of course we had several contentious mock press conferences.
Train like you fight right? We also discussed how our varied experiences lends a ton of expertise to our ongoing operations in any community across this great nation.
Looking forward to tomorrow’s JIC/JIS course!
Tons of great reports coming in from Texas for the Hurricane Harvey Rescue Mission.
Source: Noell Arthure Bolleurs
So proud of the partnerships we have with so many local, state, Federal, and DoD rescue agencies across this great nation.
Kicking off another great Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) G-290 Basic Public Information Officer’s Course in Medina County’s Emergency Operations Center.
Photo credit: Erika Moran
Glad to see so many new PIOs from Ohio and West Virginia in class.
Now, the important point to remember is….
Got to work with Cleveland Police today on an ongoing campaign for safety within the community.
But it was such a nice day today that we decided to roll it out in front of Cleveland Police HQ. FYI-a downtown public open plaza makes it a bit more challenging to do live social media feeds.
No time for funny business because FacebookLive is…well LIVE! So no second takes, redo, or screwing around!
OK, a little screwing around.
Yes, sharing the message on FacebookLive does aggregate the video higher on Facebook users’ feed and notifications – however, the content needs to be engaging. Also, needs a teaser, and lead in, and most importantly, a hook!
The story of the arrest flowed easily and the officers were able to recount the events. Like countless police officers across this country, all are proud of the work they do within every community and continue to provide tireless service to their constituents.
Did you see Cleveland Police talking about N.I.C.E. and their apprehension?
I’ll give you a hint, it had to deal with taking guns off the street…also our hook.
N: Neighborhood
I: Impact
C: Community
E: Engagement
Well, if you missed it, you can watch the full FacebookLive video here:
I hope you enjoyed a little behind the scenes PIO views.
I’m glad to be working with a great organization to bring more safety to all residents in the community.
A few home safety tips on surviving catastrophic flooding.
Some key USAR facts (from this morning’s brief):
Stay safe out there.
Where is @rusnivek? 