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All Hazards Public Information Officer (L952) - 20221003

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Brief Description: All Hazards Public Information Officer (L952)

Full Description: Course Description:
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).

The learner must achieve a minimum passing score of 75% on final knowledge assessments or demonstrate mastery on performance assessments or research assignments to earn the IACET CEU.

Selection Criteria: NIMS ICS Position Specific training shall be completed by personnel who will be required to gain a certificate of training and the credentials to function in an ICS Organization, such as an IMT, as a member of the Command, General Staff or as a Unit Leader. This criteria will be verified on the student enrollment request by endorsement of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) such as the State/Tribal Training Officer or the course manager.

ACE: Level: Lower Division/Associate

ACE: Credit Hours: 2

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.

Mission Area:
Respond

Training Dates: 10/03/2022 - 10/07/2022

Prerequisites: IS 800 - National Response Framework, An Introduction
Based on federal grant requirements IDHS is required to track personnel who attend training that are funded by the Emergency Management Performance Grant.

Please select if you are funded through the EMPG grant - Select "Yes" if either partially or in whole funded.
IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command
IS-700 National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
IS - 200 for Single Resources and Initial Action (Any Version)
ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
ICS 400 Advanced ICS for Command & General Staff

Registration Dates: 06/05/2022 - 09/26/2022

Available Seats: 24

Hours: 31h 0m

Fee: None Specified

Training Location: Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office
3500 North Harlan Avenue
Evansville, IN 47711

Resources Required: 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)

Reporting Instructions: None Specified

Housing is optional: Check-In 10/02/2022
Check-Out 10/07/2022

Indiana Public Safety Personnel Portal

All Hazards Public Information Officer (L952) - 20221003