If an emergency reaches a certain threshold or involves coordination among several responding agencies or organizations, a Joint Information Center (JIC) will be established. The JIC will house spokespersons and officials from various agencies involved in managing the emergency.
Once a JIC is established, it will serve as the single, multi-agency source for official emergency information. Sandia's Media Relations Center may no longer be in operation. All news releases and announcements about the emergency will be distributed from the JIC, agency spokespersons will be available there, and news conferences will be held there. Members of the news media covering the emergency may be provided a work space at the JIC.
As soon as a JIC is established, a news release will be issued from the JIC stating its location and phone numbers for the news media and the public to call for the latest official emergency information. Check the Current Emergency page for the latest Sandia emergency news releases.