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<br />. <br /> <br />Organizational Characteristic 14 <br /> <br />Public Information Function Clearly <br />Defined <br /> <br />Additional Thoughts <br /> <br />. The news media will be involved in a disaster situation - this involvement can be <br />planned, coordinated, and cooperative, or not. <br /> <br />. Representative of the news media could be involved in the planning process: <br />providing information (and commitments) on when and how the media can assist <br />in the program. <br /> <br />. The news media could be involved in training classes and disaster exercises to <br />practice the procedures to be used in an actual disaster. <br /> <br />. Pre-established, "canned" alerting and self-help messages could be developed in <br />advance and given to the media for use in the event of a potential or actual <br />disaster. These messages could be prepared in several languages and be <br />printed or recorded on audio and/or videotape. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. Departmental Public Information Officers could serve as the staff for the <br />emergency management PIO. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organization Structures <br /> <br />80 <br />