What is the central location where Joint Information System (JIS) operations are housed?

The Joint Information Center (JIC) is the central location where Joint Information System (JIS) operations are housed. The JIC plays a crucial role in managing and disseminating information during emergencies and disasters. It serves as a hub for communication between various agencies and the public, ensuring that consistent and accurate information is provided.

By coordinating communication efforts, the JIC helps to address misinformation and manages the flow of information effectively among different stakeholders. This centralized approach allows public information officers from various agencies to work together, making it easier to craft unified messages and responses to the media and the public.

In this context, while an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) focuses on overall emergency management and coordination of response efforts, and an Incident Command Post (ICP) is primarily concerned with operational control on the ground, it is the JIC that is specifically dedicated to information management. The Public Information Office (PIO) typically supports the JIC in this capacity but does not serve as the overarching hub for JIS operations.