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Information
Officer
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| Information
Officer - General |
The
Information Officer -
(IO) is responsible for developing and releasing information
about the incident to the news media, to incident personnel,
and to other appropriate agencies and organizations.
Only one IO will be assigned for each incident, including
incidents operating under Unified
Commander (UC) and multi-jurisdiction incidents. The
IO may have assistants as necessary, and the assistants
may also represent assisting agencies or jurisdictions.
The Joint Information Center (JIC) Manual should be reviewed
regarding the organization and duties of the IO.
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| Information
Officer - Specific Responsibilities |
Agencies have different policies
and procedures relative to the handling of public information.
The following are the major responsibilities of the IO,
which would generally apply on any incident. The major
responsibilities of the IO are:
- Review Common
Responsibilities
- Determine from the Incident
Command (IC) if there are any limits on information
release.
- Develop material for use in media briefings.
- Obtain IC approval of media releases.
- Inform media and conduct media briefings.
- Arrange for tours and other interviews or briefings
that may be required.
- Obtain media information that may be useful to incident
planning.
- Maintain current information summaries and/or displays
on the incident and provide information on the status
of the incident to assigned personnel.
- Maintain Unit/Activity Log (ICS Form 214,
5 KB PDF).
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