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Topic-Specific Resources to Support Your Emergency Management Planning
Emergency Management Functions
Alerts, Communications, and Warnings

The ability to communicate timely information is an important part of the work that emergency management teams do on the K-12 and higher ed levels to support state and local education agency responses before, during and after a hazard or threat occurs. As a part of their emergency operations plans (EOPs), education agencies can develop a Communications and Warning or Notification Annex that outlines clear-cut protocols for how to communicate necessary information with the whole school or campus community.

K-12 Safety Practitioners: Learn more about creating a Communications and Warning Annex.

Higher ed Safety Practitioners: Learn more about creating a Communications and Notification Annex.

Safe Firearm Storage Sample Template Letter

REMS TA Center

Emergency Communications and Extreme Weather

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Communications and Warning Considerations for Your K-12 Emergency Operations Plan Virtual Trainings by Request

REMS TA Center

Specialized Training Package: Developing a Communications and Warning Annex Module

REMS TA Center

LEA School-Based Emergency Management Contact List Planning Document

REMS TA Center

School Safety Communications Planning Guide

National Center for School Safety

Using NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards (NWR) to Enhance School and Higher Education Emergency Preparedness and Response Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center; and U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service

Collaborating With the Media: Establishing Strategic Partnerships for Emergency Operations Plans Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center

Pandemic Planning: Developing an Infectious Disease Annex Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center

Children and Youth Preparedness Social Media Toolkit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Be Aware, Be Prepared, Take Action: A Guide for Alerts and Warnings

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency

After-Action Reports: Capturing Lessons Learned and Identifying Areas of Improvement Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center

Families and Caregivers as Partners in School Emergency Management Fact Sheet

REMS TA Center

Understanding the Role of Information Technology Specialists in Supporting School Safety Before, During, and After an Emergency Webinar

REMS TA Center

Car Crash Resulting in Student Deaths: A Local Case Study

REMS TA Center

IS-42.A Social Media in Emergency Management Online Course

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute

IS-242.C Effective Communication Online Course

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute

Emergency Alerts Web Page

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Integrated Public Alert & Warning System Web Page

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Wireless Emergency Alerts Web Page

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency

National Emergency Communications Plan

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

IS-29.A: Public Information Officer Awareness Online Course

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute

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