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FEMA OEMA JIC/JIS Course today
Starting out the day with the FEMA OEMA G0291: JIC/JIS course.
So glad to see Father Fire….I mean Chief Warner….I mean Captain Warner here at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
While wearing a different hat, we can confidently say that no matter what uniform we wear, our efforts to protect our community goes beyond just the normal 8-5 job. It truly is a calling for public safety pros to serve their community.
While in module-3, we had a reporter from Cleveland-19 Action News WOIO show up here to do an interview with one of our participants in the class – the Lake County (Ohio) Sheriff Frank Leonbruno.
Solid, poised…
…and deliberate words for the current situation. Well done Sheriff!
<Must have had good PIO instructors huh?>
Fortunately, Cleveland 19 News Reporter Kendall Forward and Videographer Marty DeChant had a few minutes to spare as they were kind enough to share their thoughts on PIO interactions with public safety PIOs.
(L to R): Kendall Forward, Steve Bosso, Kevin Sur, and Marty DeChant
And since I had them with us, I had to ask my favorite question: On the record? Is that really true?
The afternoon provided us the opportunity to bring everyone together in the JIC scenario and collaboration with all attendees. This class addresses various participants but making it all work is the hallmark of Phil Politano’s vision – all culminating in the joint press conference.
Shout out to all participants in this week’s class. Proud of the work you’ve done as well as the contributions to your community.
Welcome to the world of PIO!
More importantly, I am glad to see so many familiar faces this week.Seeing all of you leading your respective departments is inspiring as I truly can say “I knew you when…”
Go forth and Tweet good stuff!
FEMA OEMA Basic PIO Day-2 in Lake County’s EOC
Day-2 of the FEMA OEMA Basic Public Information Officer courses. Back at it for the morning sunshine in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) here in Lake County.
Loving how they still have the nod to the older Civil Defense logos here. 
Steve opted for a faster pace today so he blew through Palumbo Plastics scenario.
After walking through a few tabletop exercises, we shifted into the classroom review of all PIO on-camera interviews. Legit on camera interviews.
The realistic scenario has been shared hundreds if not thousands of times. All of which point to crisis comms, PIOs sharing (or not sharing) information and how they can improve their on camera presence to their audiences through spoken word and non-verbal cues. Pretty much the hallmark of any PIO on camera.
In the mix, Steve shared his EMAC deployment w/ to South Carolina for Hurricane Florence.
Another outstanding day in Lake County as our participants are fully engaged in another class. Looking forward tomorrow with great engagement for the JIC/JIS class.
Day-1 of the FEMA OEMA Basic PIO Course
Day-1 of the FEMA OEMA Basic Public Information Officer course here at Lake County EMA!
With a welcome from Joe and the gang here in Lake County.
For those wondering, how close are we to the nuclear EPZ?
Yeah, real close.
So let’s hit this PIO stuff!
Like all PIO classes, we hit the basics of being a PIO as well as what one can do with a few others tips as the emergency situation gets more complex.
And since we love the real-time training, we pull all participants into the mock interviews.
Awwww yeah, no hiding in our class.
Outstanding first day with all participants from across the state from various public safety agencies including Fire, EMS, Police, Emergency Management, Amateur radio, and other government services.
Assigned to Aurora Police for the day
This past week, I got a chance to spend some time with Aurora (Illinois) Police.
Like a good guy, you never want to show up empty handed. So yeah, I brought donuts for everyone.
Like lotsa power rings!
Lots of love to all our partners in public safety.
Rolling out with PO Weaver and instantly, we head out!
For those that were wondering if we did some karaoke?
Hmmmm, well you know we talked about TikTok.
But yeah, we did discuss lots on protocol and training.
Then roll call with Sgt Gallardo and the second shift crew.
Love the collaboration and shared deets – definitely embodies the situational awareness/common operating picture.
As we rolled out of the station, we were called to another call with a bit more challenges.
Involving Fire, EMS, Police – all safety forces were engaged on this complex situation.
Great to see all pros working together onscene!
At the end of the day, lots of discussion on training and exercises specifically addressing ESF15 and the JIC actions.
For those that want more details from Aurora (Illinois) Police, here’s how:
Twitter: @AuroraPoliceIL
Facebook: Aurora Illinois Police Department
Instagram: @AuroraPoliceIL
Special thanks to the Aurora Police for the fun stuff.
Stay warm and keep up the great work!
18 years ago
18 years ago…
“STAT MedEvac-8, STAT Page: Lake West Hospital, destination UHC…”
Maybe sharing the story with others helps me.
Maybe it inspires others to help those who need it the most.
Honestly, I wish that night never happened.
Final day teaching ICS-300 at FEMA Region V
Final Day of ICS-300 as we roll along with resource management, prioritization, demobilization….
….and of course the new recovery support functions. All aimed to help communities recover from any disaster.
We are all working hard to enhance the preparedness level of many of our critical staff – building a culture of preparedness.
Reporting in from FEMA Region V…
Day-2 of FEMA ICS-300 here at FEMA Region V in Chicago
More fun as we continue through day-2 of ICS-300 at FEMA Region V.
Today’s convo will be dominated by the Planning P and how integral the cycle is to our operational rhythm in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or the Joint Field Office (JFO).
Also a great time to talk about resources and the need for more as we progress along in the disaster. As you know, ordering stuff (single point vs multi point) isn’t easy, accounting for the resource, tasking the resource, and justifying the resource is harder than it looks due to the restrictions that inbound resources have. As always, great discussion today from all participants!
Throwing the shaka cause I know tomorrow is AlohaFriday!
Reporting live from FEMA Region V!
FEMA + Region V + ICS-300 = Meeee!
Good morning FEMA Region V!
Time to get my ICS-300 on because I am teaching ICS-300 with one of my Plans Section Chiefs Mark Ballard!
This one is an all Federal class here as we serve our DHS partners and various other organizations in learning about the Incident Command.
You know what day it is. On Wednesdays, we wear pink.
Reporting live from the FEMA RV RRCC…
Acting Secretary Wolf Statement on the Confirmation of Pete Gaynor:
Acting Secretary Wolf Statement on the Confirmation of Pete Gaynor:
Release Date: January 14, 2020
“Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Pete Gaynor to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As Acting Administrator of FEMA throughout 2019 and into 2020, Gaynor led the agency’s recovery efforts for many devastating disasters, including the California wildfires, tornado outbreaks, severe storms, flooding in the Midwest, and the Puerto Rico earthquakes. And as Deputy Administrator for the 2018 hurricane season, Pete guided FEMA through some tremendous challenges to provide much needed assistance to disaster survivors across the country. Pete’s experience as both a state and local emergency manager, combined with more than two decades of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, have made him an invaluable leader of the agency. I look forward to continuing to work with him to support the men and women of FEMA as they carry out their incredible work.”
Congrats to FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor on his confirmation today!
Where is @rusnivek? 