18) A tenet of the Incident Command System is that the incident commander (IC) is the only person in charge. When an incident expands into a unified command (UC), what type of command structure does the UC have?

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Royce Howard

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19 February, 16:55

18) A tenet of the Incident Command System is that the incident commander (IC) is the only person in charge. When an incident expands into a unified command (UC), what type of command structure does the UC have?

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Gabriela Michael · Answer 1

A tenet of the Incident Command System is that the incident commander (IC) is the only person in charge. When an incident expands into a unified command (UC), what type of command structure does the UC have?

Unified command ensures that efforts are efficiently coordinated through multiple jurisdictions and agencies when necessary, it also enables joint decisions on objectives, strategies, plans, priorities, and communications which are responsible for all incident activities, particularly when an incident occurs within any jurisdiction