Friday, May 11, 2012

Local Public Information Officers Trained


Some emergency planning for municipalities in the Rainy River district yesterday.

It focused on the communications.

Dale Smyk, a retired field officer with Emergency Management Ontario, says public information officers have important roles to play  in emergency situations

Participants also learned how to write news releases, about the need for updated to emergency plans and performed mock interviews with the help of CFOB-News.