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National Incident Management Systems

National Incident Management Systems. Session 13 Slide Deck. Session Objectives. Define Disaster Communications Managing Communications and Information within NIMS. Mission of Disaster Communications.

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National Incident Management Systems

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  1. National Incident Management Systems Session 13 Slide Deck Session 13

  2. Session Objectives • Define Disaster Communications • Managing Communications and Information within NIMS Session 13

  3. Mission of Disaster Communications The mission of an effective disaster communications strategy is to provide timely and accurate information to the public in all four phases of emergency management: • Mitigation • Preparedness • Response • Recovery Session 13

  4. Assumptions for a Disaster Communications Strategy • Customer Focus • Leadership Commitment • Inclusion of Communications in Planning and Operations • Situational Awareness • Media partnership Session 13

  5. Communicating in the Era of Homeland Security • Leadership Commitment to Communicating with Public • Resolve the Conflict Concerning Release of Information • Understand the New Threats Session 13

  6. Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World • Brochures • Radio • Television • New Media Session 13

  7. New Media: New World • New Technologies • First Informers • Two Way Communications • Participatory Journalism Session 13

  8. Building an Effective Disaster Communications Capability in a Changing Media World • A Communications Plan • Information Coming In • Information Going Out • Messengers • Staffing • Training and Exercises • Monitor, Update, Adapt Session 13

  9. A Communications Plan • Collecting, Analyzing, and Disseminating Information • Messengers • Special Needs Populations • Rosters • Monitoring Session 13

  10. Information Coming In • Traditional Information Sources • New Media Sources • Community-Based Sources Session 13

  11. Information Going Out • Traditional Media • New Media • Community-Based Information Networks Session 13

  12. Messengers • Public Information Officers (PIO) • Elected Officials • Emergency Management Staff Session 13

  13. Staffing • Designated Communications Staff • Borrow Communications Staff • Working with New Media Session 13

  14. Training and Exercises • Media Training • Include Reporters in Future Exercises Session 13

  15. Monitor, Update, Adapt • Traditional Media • New Media • Regular Updates • New Technologies Session 13

  16. Conclusion • Critical Element • Open and Cooperative • Changing Media World • Expanded role of Communications Session 13

  17. Managing Communications and Information Management within NIMS • One of Five Components of NIMS • Public Information Officer part of the Incident Command Staff in NIMS Session 13

  18. Four Principle Operating Characteristics in NIMS • Communicate Internally • Common Operating Picture • Links Operations and Support Functions and Ensures Situational Awareness • Integrated Approach Session 13

  19. Concepts and Operations • Need for and maintenance of a common operating picture • Interoperability • Reliability, scalability, and portability • Resiliency and redundancy of any system and its components Session 13

  20. Management Characteristics • Standardized Communications Types • Policy and Planning • Agreements • Equipment Standards and Training Session 13

  21. Organization and Operation • Incident Information • Communications Standards and Formats Session 13

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