E/L 0952: All-Hazards Public Information Officer Course
The goal of this professional development course is to provide federal, state, tribal, and local-level emergency responders with an overview of key duties and responsibilities of a Public Information Officer in a Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team (AHIMT).
Course objectives
- 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.
- Explain the importance of effective media relations, including social media, 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 Public Information Officers can keep themselves, and those they escort and work with, safe in the incident environment.
- Define the Public Information Officer's roles and responsibilities during incident transition and demobilization.
Prerequisites
The required prerequisites to this course are:
- IS-0100 An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
- IS-0200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS 200
- E/L/G 0300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents, ICS 300
- E/L/G 0400 Advanced Incident Command System for Complex Incidents, ICS 400
- IS-0700 An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
- IS-0800 National Response Framework (NRF)
- Recommended: O-305, Type 3 AHIMT Training course (delivered by USFA)
E/L 0952 Student Manual