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MGT 318: Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident

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Add to Calendar 2025-09-16 08:00:00 2025-09-16 17:00:00 MGT 318: Public Information in an All-Hazards Incident This two-day (16 hour) management and planning level course that 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 imperative that community leaders, incident managers, and Public Information Officers (PIOs) are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media.The course focuses on the role of public information in incident management, the information needs of the public in a crisis, and the various means of effectively communicating through the news and social media. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to manage the major elements associated with public information in a WMD, terrorism and all-hazards incident.  Lenexa Fire Station 3 noreply@marc.org America/Chicago public
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This two-day (16 hour) management and planning level course that 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 imperative that community leaders, incident managers, and Public Information Officers (PIOs) are prepared to communicate with the public through traditional and social media.

The course focuses on the role of public information in incident management, the information needs of the public in a crisis, and the various means of effectively communicating through the news and social media. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to manage the major elements associated with public information in a WMD, terrorism and all-hazards incident.

 

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Workshop Topics:

  • The nature of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and all-hazards incidents.
  • Implications of such incidents for the public information function.
  • Conducting emergency public information programs within the framework of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF).
  • Integration of the Joint Information Center with the Incident Management/Unified Command system.
  • Approaches to working with news and social media in a disaster.
  • Constructing effective initial public statements.
  • Identifying and preparing spokespersons and experts.
  • Planning and conducting press conferences.
  • Developing an effective Crisis Communication Plan and Crisis Communication Team.
  • Communication objectives and action steps for each of the six phases of the crisis communication life cycle.

Target audience

The course is designed for emergency response disciplines whose duties may require them to interface with news media representatives during their community’s response to a WMD/terrorism incident or major disaster. Course participants who would benefit from this training include the jurisdiction’s key elected officials, public information officers, key department heads, key public health and medical personnel, first responders and emergency management officials from both the public and private sectors and other key officials whose position might require them to communicate with the press or public in an emergency.

Priority Registration for this course is reserved for individuals located in Greater Kansas City region: Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte in Kansas; and Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, and Ray in Missouri.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept registrations from outside the KC metropolitan service area. Travel costs are not provided.

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites. However, it is recommended that participants be familiar with the Incident Command System as outlined in FEMA Independent Study Program Courses IS100 and IS200. WMD/Terrorism Awareness Training (AWR-160) is offered at www.teexwmdcampus.com.

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