Basic PIO Course in Fairfield County

Starting out today’s Ohio EMA Basic Public Information Officers’ class in Fairfield County, Ohio.

   
 So many PIOs/PAOs from everywhere.

  

 Great all-hazards crowd.

  
Lots of discussion on messaging and remote operations.BTW, my co-instructor this week is way fuzzier than me. Note the blue shirt (not pink).

  
Even better, one of the PIOs attending is married to a local TV reporter. So we have TONS of questions for him.

  
Breaking for lunch now. Where’s my hoverboard?!?!?

  
Great Scott!

@rusnivek

Everyone is ready with our 2015 #ShakeOut drill #NDPTC

Not going to lie, I love participating in national preparedness events with everyone.


No kidding, our entire class participated.

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My California peeps love preparedness!

Everyone!


Even though we are in the EOC, our participants know the importance of preparedness training.

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Preparing for the #CAEq – #ShakeOut

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Bonus points for the #ShakeOut selfie too!


Awww yeah.


Love this class!


Also so excited to see that DHS/FEMA’s Ready.Gov Program sharing our messages on social media.

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Woot-Woot!!!!

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Thanks to everyone in today’s class at the Santa Clara County (CA) Emergency Operations Center!

@rusnivek

VIP at Intel – Thanks Rick!

Amazing tech stuff happening from the teams at Intel.

  
Thanks to Rick, I was able to stop by and chat about a few new programs.

  
I love talking about the possibilities by utilizing 3D recognition. So many uses including medical, USAR, thermal signature, and mapping. They are even looking to drone tech…LOVE IT!!

  
Looking forward to the big tech announcements upcoming.

Many mahalos to Rick and all the teams at Intel.

@rusnivek

My old friend = new NEOhio ARC Disaster Program Officer

Congrats to my old friend Tim O’Toole – the new Disaster Program Officer for the Northeast Ohio Red Cross!

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Tim just retired out of the Cleveland Fire Department as an Assistant Fire Chief…

Photo credit: Robert Burrow

CFD AC O’Toole. (Photo credit: Robert Burrow)

…and yes, Tim and I wore white helmets together.

http://neoredcross.org/2015/10/12/new-disaster-ops-chief-now-onboard/

We worked several large incidents and events for Fire/EMS as well as Emergency Management. Tim is an incredible resource for NE Ohio. I am so glad to see that he will continue to serve the area for the American Red Cross.

@rusnivek