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Lesson 5: Unified Command and Coordination
Knowledge Review
Instructions: Choose “true” or “false” for each of the following statements, then click on Submit.
| TrueFalse | |||
| Under a Unified Command, the most senior Incident Commander has seniority over the other Incident Commanders. | |||
| One of the advantages of having a Unified Command is that there will be one set of incident objectives. | |||
| If three agencies are responding to an incident and operating under a Unified Command, three Operations Section Chiefs will be assigned representing each of the agencies. | |||
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FALSE: Under a Unified Command, the most senior Incident Commander has seniority over the other Incident Commanders.
Explanation: Under a Unified Command, the Incident Commanders manage the incident together and no one has seniority over another. The Incident Commanders within the Unified Command make joint decisions and speak as one voice. Any differences are worked out within the Unified Command.
TRUE: One of the advantages of having a Unified Command is that there will be one set of incident objectives.
Explanation: In a Unified Command, institutions and responding agencies blend into an integrated, unified team. The advantages include:
- A shared understanding of priorities and restrictions.
- A single set of incident objectives.
- Collaborative strategies.
- Improved internal and external information flow.
- Less duplication of efforts.
- Better resource utilization.
FALSE: If three agencies are responding to an incident and operating under a Unified Command, three Operations Section Chiefs will be assigned representing each of the agencies.
Explanation: In a Unified Command there is only one Operations Section Chief. The Operations Section Chief should be the most qualified and experienced person available.
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COURSE: IS-100.b – Introduction to Incident Command System [ICS 100]
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