Emergency Communication Plan
Emergency communication plans provide for effective planning and response to critical incidents. Using the Homeland Security’s interoperability continuum and national emergency communication plan as well as additional outside sources this emergency communication paper will outline how having an effective Emergency Communication Plan (EMP) with redundancy is important for the City of Everett’s success and safety of the public. The emergency communication plan will include brief synopsis and information surrounding intra-agency communication, inter-agency communication, and communication with the general public. Interoperability is the upmost importance in an emergency communication or action plan. Forming an interoperability communication committee
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This is where the city council and emergency manager need to work on solid budget that provides the necessary resources such as radios, data platforms, and emergency communication vehicles that can be deployed at a moments notice. There needs to also be back up supplies and equipment when system and tools fail. Intra-agency communication is the first line of communication before inter-agency communication should be started, which is why having systems that are interoperable will be important as we moves into inter-agency …show more content…
Providing the public with the most up to date information is where safety comes into play. The safety and well being of the public is one of the main reasons a communication plan is necessary, which is the reason it is part of this plan. How the communication is delivered and by whom is also important. Having access to news media, social media, and wireless alert systems is vital. This is just a small number of ways to reach out to the citizens in the city of Everett and surround areas by using the communication plan.
The general goal of the communication to the public is to work with the emergency communication committee and emergency manager who will fill the role of a public information officer along with the chief of police and the chief of fire to disseminate information to the general public. The information officer’s will be responsible for updating the cities social media accounts, talking with the media at live news conferences, and sending communication out to the Washington State Warning Alerts
This is where the city council and emergency manager need to work on solid budget that provides the necessary resources such as radios, data platforms, and emergency communication vehicles that can be deployed at a moments notice. There needs to also be back up supplies and equipment when system and tools fail. Intra-agency communication is the first line of communication before inter-agency communication should be started, which is why having systems that are interoperable will be important as we moves into inter-agency …show more content…
Providing the public with the most up to date information is where safety comes into play. The safety and well being of the public is one of the main reasons a communication plan is necessary, which is the reason it is part of this plan. How the communication is delivered and by whom is also important. Having access to news media, social media, and wireless alert systems is vital. This is just a small number of ways to reach out to the citizens in the city of Everett and surround areas by using the communication plan.
The general goal of the communication to the public is to work with the emergency communication committee and emergency manager who will fill the role of a public information officer along with the chief of police and the chief of fire to disseminate information to the general public. The information officer’s will be responsible for updating the cities social media accounts, talking with the media at live news conferences, and sending communication out to the Washington State Warning Alerts