Systems & Standards
in Public Information & Warning
ABOUT THIS PROJECT
This UASI '23 project focuses on how RDPO work groups provide public information and warning to the Portland Metro Region.
PROJECT GOALS
Examine Systems
Examine how four RDPO work groups work together to ensure consistent, cohesive, and accessible messages during an emergency. The four work groups include: Disaster Messaging Work Group (DMWG), Public Information Officers Work Group (PIO-WG), Emergency Alert & Warning Work Group (EAWWG), and Public Health Work Group (PH-WG).
Update the Regional Joint Information System (RJIS) Concept of Operations (ConOps) plan, which was last updated in 2016, and create Standard Operating Procedures and an RJIS Toolkit.
Create Standards
Develop regional disaster messaging standards and tools to aid regional communicators in disaster-related messaging.
TIMELINE*
*This timeline may change depending on funding, deployments, and complexity of the project. Updates will be reflected on this web page.
April - July 2025: Work groups review the Regional PIO Con-Ops Plan; discuss current gaps in roles, responsibilities, and procedures; and make recommendations for revisions and additions.
July - August 2025: The Project Manager incorporates RJIS ConOps revisions and creates additional documentation as needed. Additional work group meetings may be scheduled during this time if initial meetings identify a need.
September - October 2025: The Project Manager presents the new RJIS documents in a series of presentations. Work group members provide feedback. Additional review sessions scheduled as needed.
October - November 2025: All new RJIS documents are finalized.
January - February 2026: The DMWG will finalize regional disaster messaging standards and a new suite of communication tools. They will present the materials in a series of presentations, and all RDPO members will be given an opportunity to provide feedback. Revisions will be made as needed.
March 2026: Potential tabletop exercise to test the new RJIS documentation.
CONTACT
The Project Manager is Laura Hall, RDPO Disaster Messaging Analyst and Disaster Messaging Work Group Chair. Contact Laura at laura.hall@portlandoregon.gov.