L-0388 Advanced Public Information Officer-Lincoln-June 2025
DATE/TIME: Jun 02, 2025 08:00 AM - Jun 30, 2025 05:00 PM
Event Type: PIO Training
Register Here: https://ne.accessgov.com/nema-events/Forms/Page/nema-events/event-registration?eventId=F7DA7E1537
For Additional Information Contact: Cathy Link (NEMA) cathy.link@nebraska.gov Jessica Hitchcock (Point of Contact) jhitchcock@poncatribe-ne.gov
Event Details:
Course Description:
The Advanced Public Information Officer Course teaches participants additional skills for use during escalating incidents, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to Joint Information Center (JIC) operations.
Course Goal:
1. Provide participants with the knowledge and skills to establish, manage and work within a JIC.
2. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills during a multiday full functional exercise.
3. Provide participants the opportunity to apply advanced public information skills in the shortand long-term recovery phases of an incident.
4. Encourage participants to improve their processes and ensure every action has a measurable relevance for each identified audience, including senior leadership.
Prerequisites:
Participants must have a minimum of 2 years of public information experience.
IS-29 Public Information Officer Awareness
IS-42 Social Media in Emergency Management IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System (ICS) (or ICS course for specific specialty: healthcare, public works, etc.)
IS-200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
IS-201 Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan (waived if ICS-300 is completed).
IS-247 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for Alert Originators
IS-700 National Incident Management System, An Introduction
IS-800 National Response Framework, An Introduction
IS-2900 National Disaster Recovery Framework Overview
E/L/K 0105 Public Information Basics (no substitutions or waivers)