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Incident Commander Roles and Responsibilities

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What is the primary role of the Incident Commander?

To make policy decisions

To command responders for on-scene operations (correct)

To mobilize and track resources

To collect and analyze situation reports

Who receives authority from the Resource Owner (RO)?

Operational Responders

Incident Commander (correct)

MERMC

Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

What is the purpose of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)?

To make policy decisions

To serve as a repository of information (correct)

To command responders for on-scene operations

To mobilize and track resources

What is the role of the Incident Management Team?

To lead the tactical/on-scene response operations Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the MERMC?

To undertake coordination through making policy decisions Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Incident Commander in terms of incident safety?

To ensure incident safety Signup and view all the answers

In the Incident Command System, what is the title given to individuals responsible for managing functional sections?

Chief Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the Finance/Administration section in the Incident Command System?

Approving and tracking expenditures Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of bringing together organizations to respond to an incident?

Coordination Signup and view all the answers

Who is the fully qualified individual who, in the absence of the superior, assumes a leadership role?

Deputy Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the physical location where coordination of information and resources takes place to support incident management?

Emergency Operation Center Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society?

Disaster Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for overall management of an incident?

Incident Commander Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the Incident Command Post (ICP)?

To perform the primary functions of incident management Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Incident Action Plan?

To reflect the overall strategy for managing an incident Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Incident Management Team?

To consist of the Incident Commander and assigned supporting staff Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of the Incident Command System (ICS)?

To provide a standardized, on-scene, all-hazard incident management concept Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the five major activities in the incident command system?

Function Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the primary role of the Incident Commander?

Who receives authority from the Resource Owner (RO)?

What is the purpose of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)?

What is the role of the Incident Management Team?

What is the primary function of the MERMC?

What is the role of the Incident Commander in terms of incident safety?

In the Incident Command System, what is the title given to individuals responsible for managing functional sections?

What is the primary role of the Finance/Administration section in the Incident Command System?

What is the term for the process of bringing together organizations to respond to an incident?

Who is the fully qualified individual who, in the absence of the superior, assumes a leadership role?

What is the term for the physical location where coordination of information and resources takes place to support incident management?

What is the term for a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or society?

Who is responsible for overall management of an incident?

What is the main function of the Incident Command Post (ICP)?

What is the purpose of the Incident Action Plan?

What is the role of the Incident Management Team?

What is the primary objective of the Incident Command System (ICS)?

What is the term for the five major activities in the incident command system?

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