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SUMMARY:AWR-310 Natural Disaster Awareness for Community Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Please see flyer attached here.
URL:https://nwhrn.org/event/awr-310-natural-disaster-awareness-for-community-leaders/
LOCATION:Tacoma-Pierce County EOC\, 2501 S 35th St Suite D\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98409\, United States
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SUMMARY:G0291 JIS/JIC Planning for Tribal\, State & Local Public Information Officers
DESCRIPTION:APPLY: Select the following registration link: G0291 JIS/JIC\n(Please note this will take you to an external registration site for Pierce County) \nCourse Description \nPublic information consists of the processes\, procedures\, and systems to communicate timely\, accurate\, and accessible information to affected audiences. Armed with good information\, people are better able to make good decisions and\, by doing so; contribute to the overall response goal of saving lives and protecting property. Personnel tasked with gathering\, verifying\, coordinating\, and disseminating public information at the federal\, state\, tribal\, local\, and territorial levels bear this considerable responsibility concurrently with other job assignments. These Public\nInformation Officers (PIOs) must be provided with the opportunity to learn andpractice the skills they will use on the job. \nThis course is designed for PIOs with experience in the field who will be working in a Joint Information System/Joint Information Center (JIS/JIC). This course will outline the communications needed for different incidents and define the roles of the PIO within the Incident Command System (ICS). \nCourse Objectives \n\nState the course purpose and objectives. (Unit 1)\nDescribe why public information officers train at this level. (Unit 1)\nDefine NIMS\, and explain where public information fits in. (Unit 2)\nDefine ICS and the role of the PIO within ICS. (Unit 2)\nAnalyze the communications needs of a single-PIO incident. (Unit 2)\nGiven a 5% scenario\, analyze the actions and barriers to communications in an expanding incident. (Unit 3)\nDescribe the advantages and challenges of working with multiple PIOs. (Unit 3)’\nDifferentiate between the JIS and the JIC. (Unit 4)\nDescribe triggers for JIC activation. (Unit 4)\nDescribe the preparedness activities for establishing and maintaining a JIC. (Unit 4)\nDescribe flexible and scalable structures for organizing a JIC based on incident needs. (Unit 4)\nDescribe circumstances when state and Federal partners might be integrated into the JIS/JIC. (Unit 5)\nDescribe the State JIC organizational structures and resources. (Unit 5)\nDescribe the Federal ESF #15 organizational structures and resources. (Unit 5)\nIdentify strategies for building partnerships at all levels. (Unit 5)\nGiven a 5% scenario\, demonstrate organizing a JIC. (Unit 6)\nRecall course key points. (Unit 7)\n\nPrerequisites\nREQUIRED: \n\nG0290 Basic Public Information O?cer (Please see message above)\nIS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) (any version)\nNOTE: MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident is NOT a substitute\nfor G0290\n\n**If you are applying for the G0290 Basic PIO course on November 19-20 (and therefore haven’t met the required prerequisite for this course)\, you may still apply for this course. If you are accepted into G0290\, you will be accepted into G0291. You must still attach your IS-100 completion certificate to your registration application.**
URL:https://nwhrn.org/event/g0291-jis-jic-planning-for-tribal-state-local-public-information-officers/
LOCATION:Tacoma-Pierce County EOC\, 2501 S 35th St Suite D\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98409\, United States
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SUMMARY:G0290 Basic Public Information Officer - Day 2
DESCRIPTION:TO APPLY: Select this registration link: G0290 Basic PIO Registration\n(Please note this will take you to an external registration site with Pierce County) \nCourse Description\nPublic information consists of the processes\, procedures and systems to communicate\ntimely\, accurate and accessible information to affected audiences. Armed with good\ninformation\, people are empowered to make better decisions and thus contribute to\nthe overall response goal of saving lives and protecting property. Personnel tasked\nwith gathering\, verifying\, coordinating and disseminating public information at the\nfederal\, state\, tribal\, local and territorial levels bear this considerable responsibility\nconcurrently with other job assignments. These Public Information Officers (PIOs)\nmust be provided with the opportunity to learn and practice the skills they will use on\nthe job. \nThe Basic Public Information Officer Course (G0290) is a two-day course\, designed to\nprovide participants with the opportunity to start applying basic concepts underlying\nthe Public Information Officer (PIO) role. This course can provide a basic\nunderstanding of the PIO function for those new to the position. \nCourse Objectives \n\nExplain why emergency public information is important during an incident. (Unit 1)\nRecognize the functional needs and challenges of different audiences. (Unit 1)\nDemonstrate the role and function of the PIO in both day-to-day and emergency environments. (Unit 2)\nCompare actions PIOs can take to work with the news media during day-to-day and emergency situations. (Unit 2)\nUsing the strategic communications planning model\, develop a public awareness campaign (95%). (Unit 3)\nUsing the strategic communications planning model\, develop an incident communications strategy (5%). (Unit 3)\nExplain the news briefing cycle. (Unit 4)\nOutline media needs at the scene. (Unit 4)\nDescribe the difference between media briefings and press conferences. (Unit 4)\nDescribe different public information written products. (Unit 5)\nApply effective news release writing guidance. (Unit 5)\nAdapt or re-purpose written media products for other purposes. (Unit 5)\nDescribe what types of impressions specific body language might convey during an interview. (Unit 6)\nIdentify elements of an interview the PIO should consider ahead of time. (Unit 6)\nIdentify steps a PIO need to take to prepare for and conduct a news interview. (Unit 6)\nDemonstrate effective techniques for on-camera interviews. (Unit 6)\nGiven an emergency scenario\, apply public information skills. (Unit 7)\nRecall course key points. (Unit 8)\n\nPrerequisites \nRequired: \n\nIS-29 Public Information Officer Awareness\n\nRecommended: \n\nIS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS)\nIS-702 National Incident Management System Public Information Systems\nIS-909 Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone
URL:https://nwhrn.org/event/g0290-basic-public-information-officer-day-2/
LOCATION:Tacoma-Pierce County EOC\, 2501 S 35th St Suite D\, Tacoma\, WA\, 98409\, United States
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