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For Sand City, the after-action report's primary local audience will be
City management and employees. As public documents, they are accessible
to anyone who requests a copy.
Data for the after-action report will be collected from a questionnaire,
E-Team RIMS documents, other documents developed during the disaster
response, and interviews of emergency responders. The most recent After-
Action Report Instructions and Report Form are available on E-Team
Response Information Management System software.
14. Crisis communication and Public Information
The Sand City Offi ce of Emergency Services has developed procedures
to disseminate and respond to requests for pre-disaster, disaster, and
post disaster information, including procedures to provide information to
internal and external audiences, including the media, and deal with their
inquires.
The Mayor and city council members under the direction of the
Director of Emergency Services (City Administrator) will be responsible
for disseminating accurate and timely information to city employees,
residents, businesses, industries, shoppers, and visitors in Sand City. The
Mayor may ask various residents and personnel from Sand City businesses
and industries to assist in these public information outreach efforts. The
Mayor will also brief the media before disasters when advance information
and warning about possible forthcoming events such as tsunamis has
been received from the National Weather Service. The Mayor and council
members should talk to and listen to these employees, residents, visitors,
the various media representatives and others to monitor their concerns
and provide appropriate answers to address these concerns.
The Director of Emergency Services will designate a Public Information
Offi cer to coordinate all crisis communication and public information
activities with the Mayor and council members. The PIO will clear such
activities with the Director so that there will one offi cial source of information
about disasters in Sand City. The public information offi cer's responsibilities
include: providing a contact facility for the media; developing a system for
collecting accurate and timely information about the disaster and the city's
response efforts; preparation of regular information bulletins; procedures
for obtaining clearance and release of offi cial information; procedures
for dissemination of information to disabled populations; procedures