ESF-15 (NIMS IS-250) USCG IMT (NRT JIC Model ) NIMS IS-702 Course FEMA Publication 517 Guidance

Principal Federal Official or Federal Coordinating Officer

Incident Commander/ Unified Command

Incident Commander/ Unified Command

Incident Commander/ Unified Command

ESF #15 External Affairs Officer or Deputy Officer

Public Information Officer Public Information Officer

Lead Public Information Officer

ESF #15 Executive Officer and/or Resource Manager

Assistant Public Information Officer/JIC Manager

Deputy Public Information Officer or

JIC Coordinator

JIC Facility Liaison

Strategy/Message Unit Leader Assistant Public Information Officer for Information Gathering

Information Gathering and Analysis

Information Gathering

Assistant External Affairs Officer for Planning & Products

Assistant Public Information Officer for Information Products

Information Coordination and

Production

Information Dissemination

Assistant External Affairs Officer for the JIC or Media Relations Unit Leader

Assistant Public Information Officer for Media Relations

Information Dissemination

Divided among Information Gathering

and Information Dissemination

Assistant External Affairs Officer for Community Relations

Assistant Public Information Officer for Community Relations

Public Inquiry Center Liaison for Community Relations

Organization ModelsResponse Model

Recovery Model

Organization

Deepwater Horizon ResponseESF15

Organization

ESF 15 DirectorDHS Asst Sec OPA

DHS Secretary

ESF 15 Ops DirectorESF 15 Liaison

PFO/FCO/FOSC

External Affairs OfficerIMAT EA Specialist

Deputy EA OfficerResource Manager

Asst. EA Officer Joint Information Center

HQ Level

Area Level (Diagram A)

Asst. EA Officer Planning & Products

Asst. EA Officer Cong, State, Local,

& Tribal Affairs

Field (ICP) LevelHOUMA/MOBILE/DECISIVE Joint Information Centers

State & Parish Liaisons(PPLOs)

ESF-15 DHR External Affairs Organization

Products and PlanningAssistant EA

Officer

Asst Deputy EA Officer

Creative Services Leader

Writers/Info Gatherer

Social Media

Liaison Unit Leader

Liaison Representative

Joint Information CenterAssistant EA

Officer

Media Relations/News

Desk

News Desk

Field Specialists

Media Analysis

Operations Unit Leader

Imagery Manager Admin support