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  • Joint Information Center Concepts (JICC)

    Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds 204 Fairground Rd, Quincy, CA, United States
    Training

    Joint Information Center Concepts (JICC): This course will emphasize the design and function of a Joint Information Centers (JIC) and offers the course participants a hands-on experience on how to form an effective public information team to respond to crises. Course participants will be assigned positions in a JIC with real-time roleplay experience in workshop […]

    Free
  • T-PUB4033: Texas Public Information Officer

    Capital Area Council of Governments 6800 Burleson Rd, Austin, TX, United States
    Training

    The Texas Public Information Officer Course will provide initial information for those individuals who are employed or appointed by a state agency or local government entity and whose duties include communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the importance of early communication and coordination of crisis information.

    Free
  • T-PUB4033: Texas Public Information Officer

    Omni Fort Worth Hotel 1300 Houston Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States
    Training

    The Texas Public Information Officer Course will provide initial information for those individuals who are employed or appointed by a state agency or local government entity and whose duties include communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the importance of early communication and coordination of crisis information.

    Free
  • PER-344 Social Media Tools & Techniques

    Virtual Event
    Training

    This performance-level web-based course is designed for individuals in the public and private sectors who are responsible for gathering and disseminating disaster-related information and who would like to increase their knowledge and understanding about social media and its uses during crisis communication to support organizational preparedness, response and recovery efforts.

    Free
  • MGT-318 Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident

    Cape May, NJ Cape May, NJ, United States
    Training

    This course examines the role of public information in all-hazards incident management and provides practical training in crisis communication techniques. In a major incident, it is of critical importance that community leaders, incident managers, and Public Information Officers (PIO) are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media. This course focuses on […]

    Free
  • L0105 Public Information Basics

    Flint, MI Flint, MI, United States
    Training

    To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.

  • AWR-209 Working with the Media: A Course for Rural First Responders

    Wiscasset, ME Wiscasset, ME, United States
    Training

    Adapted from FEMAÕs IG-290 curriculum, this 8-hour course provides rural first responders with skills needed to communicate with the public through the media. Examines roles of the media and the rural first responder/public information officer. Participants learn how to give print/electronic media interviews, write news releases, provide information at the scene, and how they fit […]

    Free
  • L0105 Public Information Basics

    Forsyth, GA Forsyth, GA, United States
    Training

    To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time PIOs, including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response.