Briefings- Briefings_Briefings Management v.3.28.2023

Briefings Tool

March 28, 2023

Briefings Tool 

The COBRA® system offers a Briefings Tool that enables organizations to gather and disseminate information about any given incident or event. By combining several widget tools, the briefing board tool can offer an overview of an incident all at once, quickly, and accurately. This enables organizations and responders alike to share the information they want to; with the stakeholders, they want to.

For Incident Users (Operational)

This section describes how the COBRA® user would utilize the Briefings Board Tool in an operational incident or event.

How to Create a Briefing Board for an Incident

1. User must log in to COBRA.

2. Once on the COBRA Landing Page, Open the Incident List by accessing it from the Menu list (COBRA Menu > Incident > Incident List).

• • Alternately, the user may choose to click on the Active Incidents header.  This shortcut will take you directly to the Incident List or one of the listed most recent Active Incidents below the Active Incidents header.
  • Choose and click on the appropriate incident.

3. Once in an incident, navigate to the Briefings (Beta) button and click on it.

4. Once the dropdown appears, choose the Briefings Management tab.

5. Next, Click the + (plus) sign.

6. Next, Select a Template to start with from the Drop Down. These Templates are prefabricated when the Administrators create their organization. (Instructions for this are above.)

7. Once a template is chosen Click Submit.

8. Fill in or edit any information as desired into the Briefing Board Template

9. The user may Click Save as information is entered to save any progress.

10. Finally, click Publish

Accessing Published Briefing Boards

This section explains how to gain access to an organization’s Published Briefing Boards. Follow these steps.

1. Click Briefings Button
2. Once Drop Down populates Click Briefings once more
3. Click on the Menu Bars

    4. Click on Published

    5. Choose the Name of your Published Briefing Board as desired.