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• <br />40 <br />6.3.1 Emergency Operations Center <br />The County Commission Chambers has been identified as <br />the location for the mass media to gather. This site has <br />also been designated as a potential area for the <br />establishment of a local Citizens Information Center (CIC) <br />and a Joint Information Center (JIC). Regularly scheduled <br />press conferences will be established during an event. This <br />area will serve as the focal point for nevus and information <br />releases during an emergency. From this location, public <br />information staff (including technical experts from the <br />facility, state and county) will provide news releases. A <br />spokesperson from each organization will conduct periodic <br />press conferences as conditions warrant. <br />The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services <br />PID will be responsible for the overall management and <br />coordination of media activities and will assure adequate <br />physical accommodations (including space and equipment), <br />schedules for briefings, provision of background information <br />(including press kits), notice of events such as evacuations <br />or other noteworthy occurrences, security (to include <br />identification procedures), and periodic update releases to <br />wire services. <br />6.3.2 DEM Press Room <br />The IDEM Press Room is located adjacent to the State <br />Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee and serves as <br />the primary location for news and information releases with <br />regard to emergency actions taken by the state agencies. <br />The DEM Press Room will be activated upon the arrival of <br />the State PID and will provide telephones, typewriters, and <br />copying equipment for up to twenty-five media <br />representatives. <br />Indian River County Emergency Plan for Hazardous Materials Page 90 <br />