FEMA Online Course Released: Social Media in Emergency Management
Office of the Governor Texas sent this bulletin at 07/30/2012 09:47 AM CDTCommittee on People with Disabilities
IS-42 Social Media in Emergency Management
Course Descriptions:
Social media is a new technology that not only allows for another channel of broadcasting messages to the public, but also allows for two way communication between emergency managers and major stakeholder groups. Increasingly the public is turning to social media technologies to obtain up to date information during emergencies and to share data about the disaster in the form of geo data, text, pictures, video, or a combination of these media. Social media also can allow for greater situational awareness for emergency responders. While social media allows for many opportunities to engage in an effective conversation with stakeholders, it also holds many challenges for emergency managers.
This may be effective guidance for Texas local jurisdictions/communitie looking at developing a social media capacity fostering support for the Whole Community approach.
Link to Online Course http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is42.asp
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