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Incident Communication Basics

Communicate clearly during incidents

This guide covers setting up incident communication: designate a communications lead, use a clear template (impact, scope, actions, ETA), set update cadence, and close with a summary and follow-up links.

Assign a comms lead

One person owns external/internal updates to keep messages consistent.

Use a template

Include impact, affected scope, actions underway, and next update time.

Set cadence

Update on a schedule (e.g., every 30-60 minutes) until resolved.

Close cleanly

Share resolution, follow-ups, and link to postmortem when available.

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