Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Plans
Do you have systems and procedures for:
Yes
No
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Developing an emergency response or crisis communications plan for public
information and media relations?
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Does your emergency response or crisis communications plan have systems and
procedures for:
Yes
No
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Designating and assigning line and staff responsibilities for the public
information team?
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Identifying and updating current contact numbers for PIO staff and other
public information partners in your plan?
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Identifying and updating current contact numbers for regional and local
news media (including after-hours news desks)?
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Establishing the JIC at the Emergency Operations Center (if activated)?
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Securing needed resources (space, equipment, people) to conduct the public
information operation during an incident 24 hours a day, using such
mechanisms as Memorandums of Understanding, contracts, etc.?
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Creating messages for the news media and the public under severe time
constraints, including methods to clear these messages within the emergency
response operations of your organization (including multijurisdiction and/or
agency cross-clearance)?
✓
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✓
Disseminating information to news media, the public, and partners (e.g.,
website capability 24/7, listservs, broadcast fax, printed news releases,
door-to-door leaflets)
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Verifying and clearing/approving information prior to its release to the news
media and the public?
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Operating a public inquiry hotline with trained staff available to answer
questions from the public and control rumors?
✓
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Activating the Emergency Alert System, including the use of prescripted
messages?
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✓
Coordinating your public information systems planning activities with other
response organizations?
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✓
Testing the plan through drills and exercises with other response team
partners?
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Updating the plan as a result of lessons learned through drills, exercises, and
incidents?
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Figure 21.1
JIC readiness assessment checklist.
