Adapted from FEMA’s IG-290 curriculum, this 7.5-hour course provides rural first responders with skills needed to communicate with the public through the media. Examines roles of the media and the rural first responder/public information officer. Participants learn how to give print/electronic media interviews, write news releases, provide information at the scene, and how they fit into the joint information system.
| Class Times: | 09/22 08:00 – 16:30 |
| Location: | Holiday Inn Conference Center 1001 Amber Ave Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 54481 County: Portage |
| Provider: | Rural Domestic Preparedness Consortium |
| Point of Contact: | Troy Klemstein WEM / Training & Exercise 608-982-6486 troy.klemstein@widma.gov |
