Great Basic Public Information Officers course here in Ohio.
Lots of great interactions in class.
Additionally great networking!
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s on-camera interviews!
Today’s Basic PIO class today in Ohio
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National Call to Action Day! Thanks to @PrepareAthon @ReadyGov
Take a few minutes to commit to being ready for disasters that may threaten your community. The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Region V office in Chicago, Ill., is encouraging everyone to take part in America’s PrepareAthon! National Day of Action on April 30 and consider doing at least one activity to improve your resilience to potential disasters.
“Spring in the Midwest can bring a heightened risk for severe weather, so it’s even more critical for people to get ready now,” said FEMA Region V Administrator Andrew Velasquez III. “Be proactive, and engage your family, friends and neighbors in one of the many simple ways to prepare for emergencies.”
Sign up for local alerts and warnings and check for access to wireless emergency alerts. Visit your city and/or county website to find out if they offer emergency alert notifications through their own systems. You should also ensure your cell phone is enabled to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) to warn you of extreme weather and other emergencies in your area. And always heed the weather warnings from your local National Weather Service Office (NWS).
Download the free FEMA app to get and stay prepared: Access disaster safety tips, an emergency kit list, emergency meeting location information, and a map with open shelters. Text ANDROID or APPLE to 43362 (4FEMA) and receive a link for download.
Follow preparedness agencies on Twitter like @FEMA @FEMARegion5 @Ohio_EMA @rusnivek @ReadyGov @PrepareAthon @CraigatFEMA for quick information and regularly posted preparedness tips.
Develop and test emergency communications plans. Visit www.Ready.gov/plan-for-your-risks for tips on how to ensure your plan is as comprehensive as possible.
Assemble or update emergency supplies. Include drinking water, a first-aid kit, canned food, a radio, flashlight and blankets. Visit www.Ready.gov/build-a-kit for a disaster supply checklist. Don’t forget to store additional supply kits in your car and at the office too.
Collect and safeguard critical documents. Keep copies in your home and store originals in a secure place outside the home, such as a bank safe deposit box.
These easy preparedness steps takes seconds to complete.
Be a part of the 2015 National Call to Action and be prepared for any disaster or emergency.
Instructing at EMI for the National Training and Exercise Symposium
Confirmed to instruct at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) for the National Training and Exercise Symposium in May 2015.
Hope to see you there.
Teaching in the State of Ohio EOC today
Good to have Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) Assistant Director Sima Merick and OEMA Deputy Director Russ Decker welcome our PIO/SM class today at the state EOC.
After lunch, OEMA Public Information Officer (PIO) Jay Carey brief our attending PIOs here in the state Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
Working the PIO magic!
Safety-PIO-SM 15-002: Tornado or ICBM launch? #Instagram
| 15-002: Tornado or ICBM launch? | |
| Agency: ReadyOC | Topic(s): Picture and hashtag use |
| Date: 02-13-15 | Platform: Instagram |
Pictures are such an important part of every social media post. Instagram is mainly based on pictures and hashtags to engage all users. This was evident when Orange County’s Emergency Preparedness team posted this on their Instagram feed.
To the untrained eye, it does seem like a severe microstorm/cloud/tornado. However, the picture shows a launch of a rocket pulled from google images or desktop computer wallpaper. Furthermore, this post could also be misconstrewed as a missile/ICBM launch or an attack on US soil.
Finding original content is tough, but professionals take the time to discern the little details in the pictures to showcase the safety theme and share actionable information. It is our duty to correctly inform the public on dangers that we encounter. We also must strive to provide actionable information with our engagement digital strategies.
If ReadyOC used the correct picture of a tornado, adding safety tips to the post (like those featured below) could have enhanced their theme.
“Monitor weather reports provided by your local media. #NWS #NOAA #Tornado #Prepared2015”
or
“If there is a power outage, have extra batteries for a battery-operated radio and your cell phone including your cell phone charger #Tornado #Prepared2015”
or
“Consider buying a NOAA Weather Radio/All Hazards receiver, which receives broadcast alerts directly from the National Weather Service #NWS #Tornado #Prepared2015”
Right now, the hashtag #photography is unnecessary because it doesn’t relate to the post. Remember social media, especially Instagram, is a visual medium. Your reader’s Instagram feed space is at a premium.
By laying it out this way:
- The correct picture will draw readers into the picture and (possibly) click the link in the profile.
- You don’t cause panic by showcasing a missile launch and calling it an #emergency.
- You incorporate a preparedness action phrase to your audience for #tornado safety on Instagram
- You use Instagram’s prime digital real estate to share good hashtags to find great information.
Time is valuable, so gram good stuff.
To download the one-pager, click on the link here: Safety-PIO-SM-15-002-TornadoOrICBMLaunch
Definitely an all-hazards approach to events in NOLA
Good to see so much emphasis put on event planning and pre-staged apparatus for events ongoing in NOLA.
Just the sheer number of agencies involved is a clear sign that emergency agencies here truly believe in the all-hazards mantra.
Well done to all visible and unmarked agencies involved in providing public safety.
New Ohio EMA Director named
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2015
Contact: Joe Andrews, ODPS Communications Director, (614) 466-4344
NEW OHIO EMA DIRECTOR NAMED
(COLUMBUS) – Evan W. Schumann was named Executive Director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA) today by Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) Director John Born. He will replace Sima Merick who was named interim director in December.
Mr. Schumann is currently the Program Manager for Ohio Task Force 1 (OH-TF1) which is the State of Ohio’s Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force stationed in Dayton and also one of the 28 US&R Task Forces in FEMA’s National US&R System. Under Mr. Schumann’s leadership, OH-TF1 personnel have responded to many disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the Haiti earthquake, mudslides in Washington and flooding in Colorado. Mr. Schumann is well versed in all aspects of state and national emergency management systems.
“The State of Ohio is fortunate to be able to find an emergency management professional with Mr. Schumann’s qualifications here in our own state,” said ODPS Director John Born. “I look forward to working with him to make the state safer for all Ohioans.”
Among his duties, Mr. Schumann will be furthering the implementation of ODPS’s 4/72 Project that provides basic life needs for people impacted by a disaster within four hours of the incident and sustainable for 72 hours. He will also work with the Safer Ohio Teams concept to coordinate emergency response by local and state responders.
Mr. Schumann holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Norwich University and Bachelor and Master Degrees in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University.
The Ohio Emergency Management Agency is the state’s coordinating agency for emergency response throughout the state. In the event of an emergency anywhere in the state, EMA can assemble state agencies at its headquarters near Columbus and coordinate assets available through these agencies in order to get supplies, personnel and equipment where it is needed in a timely manner.
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2015 Preparedness peeps and PIO planning
For all my preparedness peeps and PIO planners out there…
Hope this makes your life tons easier.
Special thanks to the Ready.Gov team at FEMA!
Your social media “disclaimer” means nothing-Safety-PIO-SM-14-011
When you place this disclaimer on your social media pages…
“My posts here do not at all reflect the views of my employers”
********It means nothing.******
- Fired from food industry from posting silly pictures on social media.
- Half naked pictures of your math teacher named CarlyCrunkBear
- Australian miners fired because they did the Harlem Shake
- Gilbert Gottfried’s tsunami jokes got him fired as voice of the Aflac duck
- Nordstrom employees to threaten to murder police “in front of his family”
- Philadelphia Fire Paramedic posts questionable picture on Instagram against PPD
- Fairview Park Police Volunteer resigned after YouTube rant
- Official’s Facebook Post Said He Wished He’d Shot Tamir Rice
- Columbia Fire Dept fired over Facebook comments on protesters
- Findlay (Ohio) waitress was fired for Facebook post about tipping
- Virgin Atlantic fires 13 crew members over Facebook jokes
- Firefighter Fired over Facebook post on virtual Firefighter Video
- Paramedic Tatiana Kulikova fired for taking Instagram selfies w/ dying patients
- USSS SSA Kerry O’Grady’s social media commentary on POTUS45
- North Dakota Dept of Public Health’s PIO resigned over mistake debate tweets
- Cops appear to take selfie as Flames engulf NY family’s home
- Nash loses FCPS social media job a week after being in Twitter spotlight
- And of course, Justine Sacco’s post about Africa and AIDS #HasJustineLandedYet
What you do on social media reflects your employers.
Period.
Starting out – NIMS and ICS online classes
If you are getting started in taking a few National Incident Management System (NIMS) / Incident Command System (ICS) classes, you’ve come to the right place! Best part about the classes below? They are all online, available 24/7/365, and can be done for free.
Here’s a list of recommended Incident Command System (ICS) classes according to the 2008 requirements.
1. ICS-100.b: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS)
2. ICS-700.a: National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction
3. ICS-200.b: ICS for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents
4. ICS-800.b: National Response Framework, An Introduction
After you complete the courses above, let me know so I can recommend the next steps in training.
BTW-You even get a certificate when you successfully complete the above class and post tests.
Where is @rusnivek? 