Question

The _________ is a central location that houses Joint Information System (JIS) operations and where public information staff performs public affairs functions.
A. Incident Command Post
B. Joint Information Center (JIC)
C. MAC Group
D. Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer to the following question will be Option B (Joint Information Center).

Explanation:

Joint Information Center (JIC)

• A facility that has been developed as the central contact point for media and stakeholders to coordinate victim information operations at the incident scene. Public information officers from all federal, state and state agencies involved at the Joint Information Center will collocate.
• The JIS establishes the framework for organizing, incorporating, and coordinating information to promote timely, reliable, available, and clear messaging through multiple jurisdictions or disciplines, such as the corporate sector and NGOs.

• The JIC is a convenient location that holds activities of the Joint Information System or where employees of information conduct functions in public affairs.

Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.