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1. Emergency Public Information (EPI) efforts will focus on specific, event-related information. This information generally will focus on critical topics such as warning, evacuation, and shelter. 2. It also is important to keep the public informed of the general progress of events: The County PIO and Emergency Management Department will report the facts as accurately as possible and provide advice concerning necessary protective actions. 3. Rumor control will be a major aspect of the information program. The PIO will act ' quickly to correct erroneous information wherever discovered, but especially any incorrect reports that originate from the media. ' B. Execution 1. The County Public Information Officer (PIO} and the Emergency Management Coordinator will develop and conduct public education and information programs to increase public awareness of potential hazards and the steps citizens should take to protect ~~ ~ themselves. The PIO will coordinate with media outlets in the county to provide these ' ~ programs for their use. 2. Tlie PIO will prepare emergency public information documents addressing major ' emergencies ~ and maintain these base documents on file for use. ;If an evacuation is imminent, the Public Information Officer will respond to public inquiries and prepare new or modified public announcements. t 3. The Public Information Officer prepares all news releases and public information disseminated at the county level. He will coordinate locations and times for press briefings ' and releases. A media/press briefing room will be set up for this purpose at the Sheriff's Department. No media representatives (i.e., reporters, cameramen, etc.) will be permitted in the EOC without the express permission of the Emergency Management Coordinator. If ' allowed to visit the EOC, media representatives will be escorted at all times by the PIO or the assistant PIO. 4. Additional personnel to support the Public Information Officer will come from different county government departments and agencies as needed. The heads of those departments and agencies will detail and reassign individuals to temporary duties. ' 6. The Cabarrus County Public Information Officer will coordinate, as needed, a telephone "bank" to assist county residents in reporting and responding to problems ' associated with an emergency situation. Personnel to man these telephones will come from county government departments. ' EOP/ANNEX D 2 September 2008 J ' F-2 189 of 408