March 2013
Are you ready to deal with regional, national or international media should something occur in your community? Learn how to manage the public information component of an incident of special significance or event. The Basic Public Information Officer (G-290) course teaches you the skills to work with the media and help foster a solid year-round working relationship. Our instructors have extensive experience as seasoned emergency managers and are also members of the media. Gain the inside knowledge from those that worked in the media and understand the process. Be ready, consider the G-290, Basic Public Information Officer course today.  To request a class, please contact Graham Hess, PEMA State Training and Exercise Coordinator, at grahess@pa.gov or call 717-651-2701.
  
Educate, Prepare, Respond with a course from Northampton Community College.
  

 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE NEWS 
A Central Agency is Crucial for Disaster Response

nature.com

Superstorm Sandy did more than rock the eastern coast of the United States last year.

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Sandy Marked a Shift for Social Media Use in Disasters

emergencymgmt.com

First it was the AOL chat rooms, followed by online community chat and discussion boards, then it was blogs.

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Taking Action: Creating Model Emergency Management Plans for Schools, Institutions of Higher Education and Houses of Worship 

whitehouse.gov

Yesterday, over 100 leaders from across the country came to the White House to join Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano for a discussion about how to make our schools, institutions of higher education, and houses of worship safer through the creation of high-quality emergency management plans.

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