Prepare, plan, practice
    • Make  goals clear and precise;
    • The PIO group should have a mission statement 
      that is understood and frequently referred to;
    •   Example:
       • “To manage, through actions, policies, and 
        messages, the human behavioral aspects of 
        emergency preparedness, response and recovery.”
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       Program setup
               • Designate jobs, roles, and responsibilities based 
                    on the Incident Command Structure (ICS)
                                                                                            Incident 
                                                                                            Incident 
                                                                                          Commander
                                                                                          Commander
                                                   Public 
                                                   Public 
                                                 Information                                                                         Logistics 
                                                 Information                                                                         Logistics 
                                                Officer/Grou                                                                          Section
                                                Officer/Grou                                                                          Section
                                                      p
                                                      p
                                                                                                                       Finance/Adm
                                                               Safety              Planning         Operations         Finance/Adm
                                                               Safety              Planning         Operations           inistration 
                                                               Officer             Section            Section            inistration 
                                                               Officer             Section            Section             Section
                                                                                                                          Section
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  Program setup
  • Establish internal organizational process for 
    getting messages approved during  an 
    emergency;
  • Provide for needed resources (space, 
    equipment, communications lines, 
    personnel);
  • Establish agreements with other 
    organizations on coordination of information 
    release.
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  Program setup
  • List of contacts (addresses, office and 
   mobile phones, including after-hours 
   numbers, emails, etc.) for:
      • Media (including blogs and online sites);
      • Stakeholders (NGOs, industry, etc.);
      • Contacts at other organizations that will be part of the 
       emergency response (including international);
      • Other key public and political officials; 
      • Members of your own team.
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  Public communications activities
  • The PIO is responsible for delivering public 
    information activities;
  • Some states and organizations may already 
    have groups responsible for public 
    information;
  • Such groups could be used to fulfill the PIO 
    function during a radiation emergency.
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