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JFO - Joint Field Office

The primary Federal incident management field structure. The JFO is a temporary Federal facility that provides a central location for the coordination of local, state, tribal, and Federal governments and private sector and NGOs with primary responsibility for response and recovery.

JIC - Joint Information Centre

A facility established to coordinate critical emergency information, crisis communications, and public affairs functions. The JIC is the central point of contact for all news media. The PIO may activate the JIC to better manage external communication.

JIS - Joint Information System

A structure that integrates incident information and public affairs into a cohesive organisation designed to provide consistent, coordinated, accurate, accessible, timely, and complete information during crisis or incident operations. The mission of the JIS is to provide a structure and system for developing and delivering coordinated interagency messages; developing, recommending, and executing public information plans and strategies on behalf of the IC; advising the IC concerning public affairs issues that could affect a response effort; and controlling rumours and inaccurate information that could undermine public confidence in the emergency response effort.

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction has two definitions depending on the context:

A range or sphere of authority. Public agencies have jurisdiction at an incident related to their legal responsibilities and authority. Jurisdictional authority at an incident can be political or geographical (e.g., local, state, tribal, territorial, and Federal boundary lines) and/or functional (e.g., law enforcement, public health).
A political subdivision (e.g., municipality, county, parish, state, Federal) with the responsibility for ensuring public safety, health, and welfare within its legal authorities and geographic boundaries.