- 6) G-272: Warning Coordination (Classroom Training)

Every year, the United States experiences more severe weather than any other country in the world. In order to reduce deaths, injuries, and property losses, emergency managers must work closely with the NWS and the news media to provide effective warnings that are received and understood by people at risk. The course is primarily designed for local and state government emergency program managers or officials responsible for coordination and communication. Among the topics presented are the social dimensions of warning response, developing effective warning messages, developing an effective community warning process, and working with the news media to create a weather warning partnership. Recommended Prerequisites: IS-271, Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, G-271, Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness, and IS-247, IPAWS. (https://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/california-specialized-training-institute/general- information/course-schedule)

- 7) Testing with the IPAWS Lab (Online Resource)

The IPAWS PMO provides public safety officials with a controlled IPAWS testing environment where alert and warning technologies can be exercised to assess capabilities and effectiveness. The primary purpose of the IPAWS Lab is for public safety officials to gain confidence using IPAWS in a safe and closed environment. Additional purposes of the IPAWS Lab include alert and warning functional assessment, alert dissemination validation, training, procedural and process evaluation, and the establishment of functional requirements. (https://www.fema.gov/testing-ipaws-lab)

- 8) Modernizing Public Warning Messaging (Online Resource)

In 'Modernizing Public Warning Messaging,' Dr. Dennis Mileti presents research on how to design and disseminate alerts and warning information that encourages public action. Dennis Mileti is a retired professor from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he directed the Natural Hazards Center, a clearinghouse for social science research on hazards and disasters. He has authored more than 100 publications, most of which are on the societal aspects of hazards and disasters. D. Mileti emphasizes that multiple dissemination channels for public disaster warnings yield quicker, more comprehensive audience penetration. (https://www.fema.gov/preptalks/mileti )

- 9) Visual + Effective Communication for Emergency Information (Online Resource)

Claudine Jaenichen, an information designer specializing in the relationship between design and cognition, discusses the cognitive biases that impede the ability to make the right decision in an emergency, and shares effective evacuation maps that will help more people recall safe routes when ordered to evacuate. (https://www.fema.gov/preptalks/jaenichen)

- 10) Advancements in Public Alert & Warning Capabilities for Building Safer Communities (Online Resource)

Learn about tools for supporting IPAWS, and how to integrate the IPAWS data feed into situational awareness and common operating platforms. This resource is offered by the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation. (https://www.napsgfoundation.org/resources/virtual-training- advancements-in-public-alert-warning-capabilities-for-building-safer-communities/)

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