The person in charge of the Incident Command System and responsible for the management of all incident operations during an emergency is called the:

• A. Incident Commander
• B. Hot Zone Lead
• C. Hazard Officer
• D. Mitigation Chief

Answer: (A)

In the Incident Command System, the person in charge of the entire incident and all incident operations is the Incident Commander. This role holds the overall authority and responsibility for setting incident objectives, establishing priorities, ensuring safety, and coordinating the use of resources. The Incident Commander directs the on-scene actions and oversees the integration of activities across the major ICS sections (Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration), often working through a unified command with other agencies as needed. The other titles listed aren’t formal ICS leadership roles on the incident scene, so they don’t represent the person who directs all incident operations.