If there's bad news, get it out as quickly as possible. And quick turnarounds are easier with a plan. #crisiscomms http://t.co/7KKNIhjpKf — Irene Bakaric (@mediaprep) April 1, 2014 I recently spoke at a two-day all-hazard crisis incident response seminar in Berkeley, Calif., titled, “Thriving in the First 96 Hours.” Among other activities, I took part […]
Tag Archives: Public Information
My friends over at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Public Information Assist Team – the service’s deployable crisis communications experts – have alerted me to two things in the last few weeks – one, that the service has published a new pocket guide for incident public information officers (PIO) and, two, that they began distributing (and […]
If you work in U.S. emergency management, particularly at the local, county or state level, you are probably already aware of the fine courses provided at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute – both the brick-and-mortar schoolhouse in the Maryland panhandle, and via their online presence. I’ve taken several courses at the school over the years, have […]
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