The PIO Role
The role of the public information officers is this.
What is... to get timely, accurate understandable information to the public in a timely manner so people can take action to save lives and minimize damage to property.
A physical location used to coordinate critical emergency information, crisis communications, and public affairs functions.
What is..... a JIC - a Joint Operations Center
Delivering a public safety campaign is considered this.
What is... proactive PIO work
As a PIO, if you're asked a question by the media and you do not know the answer to, do this.
what is ..that depends
This is developed and disseminated in advance of, during, and after an emergency to provide specific life and health-saving information
What is emergency public information
As a PIO you've assessed a disaster, this is the next thing you should do.
What is... set communications goals and develop smart objectives for implementing them.
This is the fundamental type of emergency planning which is done under non-emergency conditions and includes procedures for future threats.
What is ...deliberate planning
This is how FEMA best describes the purpose or role of external affairs
What is ...coordinates the accurate, coordinated, timely and accessible information to affected audiences, including the government, media, non-governmental agencies and the private sector.
What is ... when there is a factual report of an activity or incident of news value
This is the number of phases there are in FEMA's incident action planning process.
What is 5.
An effective PIO does this...
What is... is strategic and able to perform under pressure.
As a PIO this is the percentage of your time that you can expect to spend on non-emergency related activities
What is... 95%
When creating the best talking points, do this
What is ...Talking points should be short, easy to understand statements that reinforce the key message.
Using acronyms in news releases may ...
What is... be a barrier to communicating with the public.
In FEMA's 8 step communications model, this is the step that drives messages, channels and activities
What is... developing an action plan
As a PIO, your area has just been hit with a tornado, what is the first thing you should do?
What is... Stop and assess the current situation and determine what people need to do in the coming hours.
This structure can be used to manage any type of incident, including a planned events, regardless of their size or cause.
What is the incident command system
what is .... validation
Do this if find that you are not provided with the right question to present your message
What is ... bridging?
This is a nonverbal form of communication that appears attentive and shows appropriate emotions
What is... expression
PIOs create these to help articulate the #1 thing you want your audience to know or do
What are .. key messages
This joint structure integrates incident information and public affairs into a unified organization that provides consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely and complete information to the public and stakeholders during incident operations.
what is
The Joint Information System (JIS)
These can Maximize timely dissemination of information, Reach diverse audiences and Facilitate information sharing and interactive communication
What are Web and social media tools
When writing a news release this is the process for how it's organized
What is .. inverted pyramid
This is the part of FEMA's communications cycle that is about collecting complete information for the public and stakeholders
What is ... gathering