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….
I stopped by the State of Maryland’s Emergency Management Agency and EOC.
I had a chance to sit down with Executive Director Russell Strickland and talk about various Training & Exercise plans including a few ways to enhance their plans. Also caught up with the famous Doc Lumpkins!
Yep, that’s our classic pose. It’s the same pose as the EMI conference, White House Disaster Day, NEMA Conference, etc….
Obv we all had to have a quick meeting with City of St. Louis EMA Sarah Gambling-Luig.
#FlatSarah had to go to another meeting concerning #CityHallSelfie so the rest of us stayed to plan for upcoming classes.
Great discussion on various aspects of social media focusing on gathering information for tactical operation for SA/COP. Emily and Ed provided some great insight to upcoming plans for Maryland. Additionally, we also had a chance to chat about ready deployable PIOs to field tactical operations, Joint Information Centers (JICs), Incident Management Teams (IMTs), and increasing SA/COP for State of Maryland.
Looking forward to more PIO involvement with my Maryland peeps!
Last day of ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff – complex incidents.
Great to have providers in our training class from across the state – esp since they are participating in their backup Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Lots to discuss and collaborate esp when discussing MACs (multiagency Coordination) in conjunction with Unified command.
Shared a few videos from back in the day including showcasing a bunch of FL Emergency Managers.
During all the classroom TTEs, I love that so many are actively engaged and participating. This kind of joint effort in preparedness planning and coordinated response will only help solidify efforts in their upcoming National Special Security Event (NSSE).
Great class – thank you to everyone who attended!
Who’s excited for some ICS-400 today?!?!?
Great start for today’s NIMS ICS-400 Advanced ICS Command & General Staff – Complex Incidents.
Michelle from Emergency Management welcoming everyone to the Training Center (aka backup EOC).
With almost every Emergency Support Function (ESF) represented, we were able to facilitate solid discussion on opening a second Operations Section or Logistics Section.
Collaboration with various partners in public safety, health departments, and National Guard will only help increase speed and efficiency for response/recovery efforts.
Building an Area Command chart(s) in the Unit-4 will help put things into perspective esp when situations has to deal with multiple locations and prioritization of resource allocation.
I know, poor Fryville.
However, various discussions just happens to align with large scale events like political rallies, national sports events, and National Special Security Event (NSSE).
Great first day. Looking forward to more discussion tomorrow too.
Today is DHS/FEMA’s G-291: JIC/JIS planning for Tribal, State, and Local PIOs!
Lots to talk about esp coordination with various all-hazards agencies.
Also glad to share a few PIO/JIC stories on 3-girls that were missing for 10+ years as well as the 2016 NBA Championships, Republican National Convention, 2016 World Series, and 2017 NBA Championships.
On top of that, our class wanted to know more about social media so I can indulge a bit. Not only on #s, geolocation, platforms, etc….but also lots on newer wearable technology too.
As always in any class we instruct, we try to make fun and exciting. And yes, thumbs up for PIOs!
Special thanks to WTFD Capt Mike Pruitt for the coordination and hospitality.. Glad to see so many new PIOs in the audience.
Happy Aloha Friday peeps!
Day-2 of FEMA’s Basic Public Information Officer Couse started out with reviews of all crisis interviews.
Collaborating on communications tactics with various agencies allows PIOs to craft the right message – esp in a disaster.
Erica had a chance to share JIC efforts from the Republican National Convention.
And you know I shared some tactics and tips on ascertaining open source info utilizing geolocation/metadata during a National Special Security Event. I also chatted briefly about tools field PIOs should use when deployed out.
After lunch we were fortunate enough to hear from a great panel discussion: Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine, the Information Officer for central Indiana and RTV6’s Investigative reporter Paris Lewbel.
Both panelists candidly shared information with everyone attending.
Side note: Sgt John Perrine is the brains behind the truly viral PSA hit on vehicles turn signals. Check it out here.
Great to work with so many pros today.
Another great start to a solid G-290: Basic PIO Course with WTFD.
Greetings and welcome to everyone in Region-5 by Capt Mike Pruitt.
Started out the morning with building a base of core PIO principals including reviewing writing that targets a specific target audience.
Photo credit: M. Pruitt
Ahem. Press releases are almost dead.
Erica talked about how critical Incident Communications Analysis plays a big part in how our audience uses/digests information.
We started all the on-camera interviews after lunch. Lots of great interviews…
Photo credit: M. Pruitt
…and solid techniques showcased in the field interview exercises…
Photo credit: M. Pruitt
…many of the participants are already functioning as PIOs within their own communities.
Photo credit: M. Pruitt
Group work in the afternoon…
…with more discussion and reporting out of critical facts while writing talking points.
We are so fortunate to have such a diverse class of participants willing to share information.
Reporting live from the most funnest PIO class ever…
Morning Ohio EMA! #Mothership
Welcome to the first day of NIMS ICS Incident Management Team Incident Commander course!
Got a quick welcome from Ohio EMA Training & Exercise David Nunley.
Lots to discuss including responsibilities, leadership, and of course paperwork (ICS forms).
Great first day with participants from Ohio, New Mexico, Oregon, and Georgia with tons to digest in all the slides.
Lots.
Channeling my inner Patrick.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
Not going to lie…I think DuPage County Homeland Security and Emergency Management has some of the neatest stuff.
Like legit old school Civil Defense stuff!
Fact: Did you know DuPage County used to have an underground impervious EOC bunker? Seriously just like the old War Games EOC “Crystal Palace”. Probably didn’t have a WOPR.
Great to briefly chat with DuPage County HSEM Director William Babyar too. Lots in common.
Special thanks to DuPage County HSEM PIO John Nebl for the grand tour and meetings.
Famous x2! @rusnivek + @SchaumburgNebl #AlohaFriday
Looking forward to supporting DuPage County operations.
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