An incident commander's scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency policies, and/or a. outgoing incident commander b. imt position description c. incident action plan d. delegation of authority

Option D is the right answer

Explanation:

An Incident Commander's scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency policies, procedures, and/or through a delegation of authority from the agency administrator or elected official.

Within his/her scope of authority, the Incident Commander establishes incident objectives, then determines strategies, resources, and ICS structure based on the incident objectives.

The incident commander is the person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response; including quickly developing incident objectives, managing all incident operations, application of resources as well as responsibility for all persons involved.

The role of incident commander may be assumed by senior or higher qualified officers upon their arrival or as the situation dictates. Even if subordinate positions are not assigned, the incident commander position will always be designated or assumed.

An Incident Commander's scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency policies, and/or Delegation of Authority.

Delegation of authority is to give part of the work or authority by the delegator (authority) to the delegate (recipient of authority) to work on behalf of the delegator.

Authority

Authority in a business organization can be defined as the power and right of a person to use and allocate resources efficiently, to make decisions and give orders to achieve the goals of the organization.

Responsibility

In the big Indonesian dictionary, the meaning of Responsibility is a condition that must bear everything (if something happens it can be sued, blamed, sued and so on).

Accountability

Accountability is the obligation of an individual or organization to explain its activities and disclose the results transparently.

Job Assignment

A manager or here called a Delegator must clearly define the tasks and work to be done by his subordinates.

Granting Authority

The granting of authority occurs when the boss shares authority with his subordinates. For this reason, each subordinate is given sufficient freedom to carry out the tasks given to him by his superiors.

Creating Responsibility and Accountability

The process of delegating authority is not limited to the division of authority and power from superiors to subordinates.

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Class: middle school

subject:  Advanced placement (ap)

keywords: delegation, authority, incident