Emergency Management and Social Media in Georgia: The State of Now and The Road Ahead
1. Emergency Management and
Social Media in Georgia:
The State of Now and The Road Ahead
Presentation by Connie White
Information Technology Solutions For Emergency Management
http://ITSFEM.com
17. Greg Licamele, Fairfax County
Emergency Management Virginia
Part 1: http://youtu.be/-iZ2DsneF9k
Part 2: http://youtu.be/qPy-ilZev2M
Part 3: http://youtu.be/Zn2w7sa3Q_Q
18. Who is your target population?
Federal
State
Local
Neighborhoods/Communities
19. Use Social Media Strategically -
Who does Fugate Follow?
State Level
Emergency Management Agencies
National Disaster Centers
Hurricane, Earthquake, Weather
Other Officials
The White House, VP, DHS
Army Corp of Engineers
National Volunteer Organizations
Following 88 but has ~20,000 Followers
20. Different Groups/User Populations
Different Social Networking Sites
Different Reasons
Twitter
Most You Don't Know
Google +
Techy Friends
Facebook
Friends/Family LinkedIn
Friends with Jobs
21. How do you engage with the public?
How do you build partnerships?
How do you build community
resilience online?
22. O N E WAY TO Different Groups Reached per site
Easily accessible – fast
IN TE G R ATE Social Site Social Site Social Site
Facebook Twitter YouTube
E M IS
Local Calendar of Events
Community Paper/Local News
Micro-blog Feed
Emergency Twitter
Local Radio Station
Management
Time Relevant
Local TV
Platform Information
Local School
Local Weather
23.
24. 4 Si t u a t i on s t o
Con s i d e r
Local Emergency Management
Local Community
Using Not Using
Social Media Social Media
Using I I
I
Social Media
Not Using II
I I
V
Social Media