1. Communicating Effectively in an Emergency Goal: To recognize and meet the challenges involved in providing public information in today’s emergencies where high technology allows instant media accessibility
20. Disaster Locations Scene of accident or disaster event, Incident Commander is in charge Location for coordinating resources in support of incident Location for coordinating and disseminating all official public information Location for news conferences, press briefings, and media to work Joint Information Center Lead / Official PIO Incident Scene(s) PIO is advisor to Incident Commander Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Field PIO Media Center Field PIO