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From page 83...
... 83 APPENDIX M Checklist for Effective Planning Practices for Creating and Sustaining Effective Emergency Communications Plans for Airports Stage Action A pp lie s t o A irp or t D on e Pre-planning Senior airport leaders have bought into the emergency communications or crisis communications planning process. Pre-planning Realistic funding has been provided for planning and implementation.
From page 84...
... 84 Stage Action A pp lie s t o A irp or t D on e Planning Planning process is driven by the application of the continuous improvement process, i.e., the continuous cycle of plan, train, exercise, evaluate, and improve. Planning Planning process uses hot wash summaries and after action reviews/reports (AARs)
From page 85...
... 85 Stage Action A pp lie s t o A irp or t D on e Internal Location and procedures for JIC Internal Message discipline Internal Movable barriers Internal Movable signs Internal Non-verbal visual indicators Internal PIO's role Internal Programmable signage other than FIDS/BIDS Internal Public address system Internal Radio Internal Reverse 911 Internal Runner/messenger Internal Satellite phone Internal Social media -- incoming Internal Social media -- outgoing Internal Web-based communications External Communications to airport sponsor External Communications to federal agencies External Communications to mutual aid partners External Communications to other external stakeholders External Communications to the public External Communications with airlines External Communications with concessionaires External Communications with passengers and employees in unusual situations such as terminal evacuations, sheltering-in-place, or electrical outages when normal communication means are inoperable or not installed (e.g., on road in front of terminal, in parking deck, or on apron during and after a terminal evacuation) External Cybersecurity External Interoperability with partners including mutual aid partners External Joint Information Center (JIC)
From page 86...
... 86 Stage Action A pp lie s t o A irp or t D on e External NOTAM procedures External Off-airport programmable signage External Pre-scripted press releases, website, and social media releases External Prepared press releases and statements External Responses to "Citizen journalism" (social media) External Reverse 911 External Social media -- data mining of public posts for situational awareness External Social media -- monitoring posts for situational awareness External Social media -- outgoing External WEA alerts External Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)
From page 87...
... 87 Stage Action A pp lie s t o A irp or t D on e Exercises Contact lists are exercises at least once a month even if automatically updated through airport HR or badging systems. Exercises Airport-ATCT Alert phone (Red phone)
From page 88...
... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)

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