• Full-time Public Information personnel who have completed the prerequisites
• The “G” course requirements can be waived for those individuals who have extensive experience in public information activities
• Waiver requests must be in writing and submitted to Admissions
• Part-time Public Information Officers can be admitted if approved by the Course Manager

• Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to: • Describe the history and present environment in which Public Information Officers work
• • Describe the changes in the American family and society over the last 20 years and emerging communication challenges
• • Analyze the impact of media-generated fear-mongering and public trust impacts on the acceptance of emergency communication messages
• • Discuss current crisis communication methodologies and the relationship with emergency communication
• • Describe the tools available for successful strategic communications planning
• • Describe the practice, policy, and procedure related to Joint Information Systems and Joint Information Centers
• • List leadership skills required by Public Information Officers working in a Joint Information Center
• • Demonstrate the ability to work in a Joint Information Center

G-289 Public Information Officer Awareness Training or IS-29 Public Information Officer Awareness or IS-29a Public Information Officer Awareness Course

G-290 Basic Public Information Officer (PIO) or L-952 NIMS ICS All-Hazards Public Information Officer(PIO)

G-291 Joint Information System/Center Planning for Tribal, State, and Local Public Information Officers

IS-100 C. Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100 or IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100 or IS-100.c An Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100

IS-200 C. Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response or IS-200.b ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents

IS-201 Forms Used for the Development of the Incident Action Plan

IS-247 Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) or IS-248 : Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) for the American Public

IS-700.b An Introduction to the National Incident Management System or IS-700.a NIMS An Introduction

IS-800.C National Response Framework An Introduction or IS-800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction

IS-42 Social Media in Emergency Management