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Phone: (714) 940-6370

 
EOC course

Categories: Law Enforcement, Fire, Health Services, Emergency Management


grant funding Public Information Officer E/L-952


Course Description

The purpose of this professional development course, E-952 Public Information Officer (PIO), is to provide local and State-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Public Information Officer Type III in a Type III All Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).

Performance Objectives

  • Demonstrate, through exercises and a final exam, an understanding of the duties, responsibilities, and capabilities of an effective Public Information Officer on an AHIMT.
  • Identify course objective and position-specific resource materials for the position of Public Information Officer.
  • Describe the role and importance of the Public Information Officer position in incident operations, especially as it pertains to initial incident operations.
  • Describe the fundamentals of information operations during incident management.
  • Develop a Communications Strategy for disseminating incident information.
  • Describe the importance of effective media relations and the role of the Public Information Officer in developing and maintaining such relationships.
  • Describe the roles and responsibilities of Assistant Public Information Officers.
  • Describe how the Public Information Officer may establish and leverage effective community relations.
  • Describe the role of the Public Information Officer as it pertains to handling special situations within incidents.
  • Describe how the Public Information Officer can keep her or himself and those they escort and work with alive and well in the incident environment.
  • Define the Public Information Officers roles and responsibilities during incident transition and demobilization
 
Course Details
class size
Max Students		30
Duration
Duration		5 days (32 hours)
certifications
Certifications/
Licenses/Permits		DHS Approved
POST Approved
cost
Cost		Contact for cost
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