Public Information Basics Course

To equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time Public Information Officers (PIOs), including oral and written communications; understanding and working with the media; and basic tools and techniques to perform effectively as a PIO, both in the proactive/ advocacy times and crisis/ emergency response. Recommended Participants: The primary audience for this training is individuals who have public information responsibilities as their main job or as an auxiliary function at the federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial level of government, and in the private and nongovernmental sectors.
Required Prerequisites: IS-29: Public Information Officer Awareness access the link

Course Dates: October 30-November 1, 2023
Course Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course Location: Fairfield County Emergency Management Agency: 240 Baldwin Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130
REGISTRATION: Click here to register. This will allow you to setup a user account with Ohio Department of Public Safety Training. If you are having trouble finding the actual class, try this link after registering: L105 PIO

Sport and Special Event Risk Management (AWR-167) Registration

The Sport and Special Event Risk Management course is designed to build sport and special event risk management capabilities for community-wide collaboration and mitigation. Through activity-based training modules, safety and security teams will increase their knowledge of planning, risk assessment, training, and continuous improvement practices. The expectation is for participants to return to their respective sport venues and coordinate the development or enhancement of a sport event security management system.

Course Dates: April 23 & 24, 2024
Course Times: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Course Location: Fairfield Center: 12945 Stonecreek Drive, Pickerington, OH 43147
REGISTRATION: Click here to register.