During an emergency, public information officers in Sandia's Media Relations Center (MRC) are in contact with Sandia's Emergency Operations Center (EOC), from which the emergency is managed. As long as the MRC is in operation, all official Sandia emergency news and information generated in Sandia's EOC will be distributed to the news media and the public via the Media Relations Center. Check the Current Emergency page for the latest Sandia emergency news releases.
Depending on the severity or duration of an emergency, the MRC, located in Sandia's Building 811 (near the corner of Wyoming and G Streets on Kirtland Air Force Base) for Sandia/New Mexico, may host pre-announced news conferences or serve as a location for reporters to interview Sandia officials about the emergency.
Access to Kirtland Air Force Base is at the discretion of base officials. Often, members of the news media will be assigned a media relations escort while on base property. Please call (505) 844-4902 to request base access during a Sandia emergency.
Once a Joint Information Center is established, the JIC becomes the single source of official emergency information and the MRC may no longer be in operation.