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Public Information Basics - L105-025

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Full Description: Course Dates: April 15 - 17, 2026
Course Times: 8:00am - 5:00pm each day

Course Length: 24 hours.

***ATTENTION: Enrollment priority for this delivery of L105 is being given to individuals who are attending the entire Basic Academy series. Others will only be approved to attend on a space available basis.***

Course Description:
This course is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to be full or part-time 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. The course will also consider the value of communication before, during and after an incident. It will help PIOs identify critical audiences, both internal and external.

NOTE:
This course is a FEMA Advanced Professional Series (APS) elective. APS information can be found here: https://training.fema.gov/programs/aps/

Target Audience:
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.

Training Location: Papago Park Military Reservation - DEMA Emergency Management Classroom
5636 E. McDowell Rd.
Headquarters Building - M5101, Classroom E4
Phoenix, AZ, AZ 85008

Resources Required: Mandatory Prerequisite:
• IS-29: Public Information Officer Awareness.

Recommended Prerequisites:
•IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100.
•IS-909: Community Preparedness, Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone.

These courses can be completed online at http://training.fema.gov/IS

Signup Details: *Enrollment Policy: Students must have the status of “Enrolled” to attend any class or event. Students who are “Waitlisted” or “Pending Approval” will not be allowed to attend the class. If a student needs to cancel enrollment, please do so as early as possible to allow someone on the waitlist to be enrolled.

*Attendance Policy: Students must attend at least 90% of the class to be able to receive credit. Should a student need to miss any portion of the class, they must contact the DEMA Training Branch beforehand for further information.