Incident playbooks and exercise kits for public safety PIOs in fire, rescue, EMS, law enforcement, and emergency management. Edit them, run them, and put them to work the same week. The exercise package follows HSEEP, so your after-action report holds up.
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You do not need a communications staff. You need a plan on paper and a team that has talked it through once.
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Start with the playbook. Add the exercise package when you are ready. Whatever you pay counts toward the next level.
Fill in the brackets, invite your partners, and facilitate. Or book Stephen to facilitate for you.
The Exercise Package follows the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program, from planning meetings to the after-action report.
First Voice PIO is an independent product that follows HSEEP methodology and document structure. It is not produced, reviewed, or endorsed by FEMA or the Department of Homeland Security. Your state or funder may have its own requirements, so confirm them before you start.
Prices shown are founding prices for people who join the waitlist by the deadline. Regular prices apply after.
A printable 4 by 6 inch card with the first-hour checklist on one side and the message order on the other. Regular value $19. Comes free with any order.
Bonus values are the planned regular prices of each item. The founding price is honored only for people who join the waitlist before the deadline. Contents are the planned scope and may change before launch.
Stephen Combs is a public information officer and emergency manager with more than a decade of experience. He taught the TEEX MGT-318 course from 2020 to 2025 and helped revise its curriculum.
He designs and facilitates tabletop exercises. He wrote Chapter 11 of Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers, 2nd Edition, which won the ASIS Security Book of the Year Award in 2022. First Voice PIO is the set of tools he wanted when he started: plain, editable, and tested in the room.
This is an independent project. It is not affiliated with any fire district or government agency.
No. It is an independent product that follows HSEEP methodology and document structure. FEMA does not review or endorse it. If your state or funder requires something specific, check that before you start.
Editable documents with bracketed fields for your agency, plus PDFs. You change the names, times, and plans to match yours.
The founding waitlist is open now. You will be told the launch date by email.
They follow the same phases, meetings, and documents HSEEP describes, including the after-action report and improvement plan. Confirm your grant or state program requirements for the final word.
You choose one hazard pack: severe storm and tornado, flood, or wildfire. The exercise structure, evaluation guides, and ratings are the same in every pack. More packs, including hurricane, hazmat, and winter storm, are planned. Pack options and pricing are shown before you buy.
No. A planning team of five to eight people is enough, and the workbook shows how to compress the schedule for a small agency.
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Book Stephen to facilitate the exercise or teach your team. Founding rates are for waitlist members.
A half-day HSEEP-aligned exercise, facilitated live by video, with an after-action report delivered afterward. Virtual delivery.
A hands-on day for your PIOs and command staff. Messages, media, social media, and a short exercise. Priced for virtual delivery.
Prices shown are for virtual delivery. On-site work is available and costs more. Travel, lodging, meals, and other trip expenses are added at cost, and you get a written quote before you book.