Tool Kits
Incident Resources
PIO Incident Organizer
Platforms
- Facebook How to Edit Alternative Text for Photos
- Facebook Premiere
- Facebook Live
- Facebook Live for Government Official
- Tips and best practices for Facebook Live
- Facebook Live Producer
- Facebook Live Producer Tutorial
- Get Started with Facebook Creator Studio
- Enabling Closed Captions on Facebook Live Broadcasts
- Facebook Live Video API
- Using BlueJeans for Facebook Live
- Using Zoom for Facebook Live
- Flickr – How to Upload Photos and Videos
- Twitter – How to post photos, create live videos, and make images accessible
- YouTube Premieres
- YouTube Live Stream Tutorials
- Webex – Stream to Facebook Live
- Webex – Stream to Twitter
- Zoom Meetings and Webinars
- Zoom Streaming a meeting or webinar on Facebook Live
- Zoom Streaming a meeting or webinar on YouTube
Accessibility Resources
Audio description doesn't necessarily require a separate audio description track. As explained in the How to Create Audio Descriptions section on this article from DigitalGov.gov, it is possible to make audio description part of the presentation. "Be sure to have your subjects identify themselves and their surroundings (rather than only showing their name on screen). This way, anyone—whether or not they are visually impaired—will know who is speaking."
- Federal Relay (FedRelay)
- Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit
- 508 Accessible Videos—Why (and How) to Make Them & A Few Exceptions to Section 508
- Accessible Content Shared Through Social Media
- Accessibility of Short URLs
- Getting Social: Best Practices for Social Media Accessibility (free online webinar recording and slides)
- Virtual Operations Support Teams (VOST)
- Building a Digital Volunteer Program section located in the FEMA Social Media Emergency Management Guidance Tool
- VOST Workbook Template
- Virtual Operations Support Group
Agency Resources
Content Resources
- Official Fire Information Logo
- If You Fly, We Can’t Flyers, Posters, and Social Media Graphics
- Ready.Gov Preparedness Calendar
- Ready.Gov Wildfire Safety Social Media Toolkit
- NFPA Wildfire Preparedness Social Media Toolkit
- FEMA Outdoor Fire Safety Social Media Toolkit
- Fire Prevention Education Prevention Team Digital Library
Additional Resources
- FEMA Social Media Emergency Management Guidance Tool
- This Tool is designed to support public information officers, emergency managers, and other individuals supporting crisis communications in developing planning materials for the use of social media in emergency management operations.
- Countering False Information on Social Media in Disasters and Emergencies
- Pew Research Center Social Media
Best Practices
Training for PIOs
PER-304, Social Media for Natural Disaster Response and Recovery
PER-343 Social Media Engagement Strategies
PER-344, Social Media Tools and Techniques
Online Training
- IS-42 Social Media in Emergency Management
- Free, online FEMA course
- Managing Facebook During Emergencies
