Mobile Joint Information Center
During an emergency, your organization's Joint Information Center (JIC) may be incapacitated. A Mobile JIC provides a portable and flexible communication alternative for these potentially vulnerable fixed JIC facilities. Both the National Incident Management System and U.S. Department of Energy orders require that organizations make provisions for an alternate JIC.
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education has developed a Needs Assessment/Components Guide to help public information officials determine their mobile communication capabilities. Specifically, the "JIC in a Box" tool addresses:
- Your capabilities to conduct a communications response from an alternate location
- Whether you have the equipment needed (e.g., computers, printers, TVs, PDAs, cell phones, digital cameras, etc.)
Completing this assessment will offer you insight into structuring a mobile JIC and acquiring the type of equipment needed to ensure your ability to provide information to the public during an emergency.