Ensure plans for this function are in place and up-to-date.
Explanation: The E.M. may or may not be the assigned Public
Information Officer (PIO) and therefore would not make all contacts
with the media or serve as the primary spokesperson. True the E.M.
may act as the person approving all releases, act as the PIO, make
contacts and act as the primary spokesperson to media, the E.M.
should first have a plan in place to determine how this process
should work. Therefore the Emergency Manager's role for media
relations is to first ensure plans for how this function should
work.