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North Idaho Public Information Network

North Idaho Public Information Network. A Joint Information System for Idaho’s 5 Northern Counties. A Joint Information System:. Manages Public Information during an emergency. Goal: Accurate, Timely, Consistent information for the public. Incident Commander. Public Information. Liaison.

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North Idaho Public Information Network

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  1. North Idaho Public Information Network A Joint Information System for Idaho’s 5 Northern Counties

  2. A Joint Information System: • Manages Public Information during an emergency Goal: Accurate, Timely, Consistent information for the public

  3. Incident Commander Public Information Liaison NIPIN = Safety/Security Finance Logistics Operations Planning Incident Command System

  4. Media Management • Fields questions • Grants interviews • Arranges press conferences • Finds answers

  5. Information Dissemination

  6. A Coordinated Message • Effective public information takes: • Planning • Training • Teamwork • Level heads

  7. PIOs in Action • Government • Health care • Utilities • Education • Fire districts • Law enforcement • Business

  8. Joint Information Centers • North Idaho College • Kootenai Fire District • CDA Public Library • Idaho Transportation Dept. • CDA School District • Panhandle Health District • Kootenai Health • CDA police

  9. Called to Action 2008 Shoshone County floods 2009 H1N1 Outbreak

  10. Activating NIPIN Responder Emergency Manager NIPIN PIO

  11. Activating a JIC + = PIOs Joint Information Center Go Kit

  12. No PIO? No Problem • NIPIN has 50+ ready to get the: • Right information to the • Right people at the • Right time so they can make the • Right decisions during an emergency.

  13. Toll-Free Hotline • MOU with Panhandle Health District for use in: • Benewah County • Bonner County • Kootenai County • Boundary County • Shoshone County Hotline

  14. Activating the Hotline Responder Emergency Manager Hotline Hotline PIO

  15. 866-528-3501 “You’ve reached North Idaho’s Emergency Information Hotline. The hotline will open for questions at 6 p.m. “A tanker truck crash has released hazardous chemicals into the air 10 miles south of Coeur d’Alene. People within five miles of U.S. Hwy. 95 from Cougar Bay to Worley should stay indoors with windows and doors closed and openings to outdoors blocked …”

  16. Toll-Free in All Counties Benewah County Boundary County Kootenai County Shoshone County Bonner County

  17. Does your county plan include the Joint Information System Policy? Boundary County Emergency Operations Plan Boundary County All Hazards Mitigation Plan

  18. Help NIPIN Grow With your support, here is how North Idaho’s JIS—the North Idaho Public Information System—could operate.

  19. Contact Information Cynthia Taggart, Panhandle Health District, 415-5108 Tina Wilson, Boundary Community Hospital, 267-3141 Donna Spier, City of Plummer, 686-1641 James Cleveland, Prichard/Murray Volunteer Fire Dept., 682-3952 Bob Howard, Bonner County Emergency Mgmt., 265-8867 • Kootenai County • Boundary County • Benewah County • Shoshone County • Bonner County

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