There is no correlation between the ICS organization and the administrative structure of any single agency

Question

Question: There is no correlation between the ICS organization and the administrative structure of any single agency or jurisdiction. This is deliberate because:

Options:

1.  On small incidents and events, one person, the Incident Commander, may accomplish all five management functions.
2.  Confusion over different position titles and organizational structures has been a significant stumbling block to effective incident management in the past.
3.  Every incident or event requires that different management functions be performed.
4.  In ICS, the person at the top of the organization can act with less political pressure.

Answer 1

2. Confusion over different position titles and organizational structures has been a significant stumbling block to effective incident management in the past.

There is no correlation between the ICS organization and the administrative structure of any single agency or jurisdiction. This is deliberate because confusion over different position titles and organizational structures has been a significant stumbling block to effective incident management in the past.