The scope of authority of an Incident Commander comes from the Incident Action Plan.
<u>The scope of authority of an Incident Commander derives</u>: from the agency's existing laws, policies and procedures, and / or. Through a delegation of authority from the administrator of the agency or elected official.
An Incident Commander's scope of authority comes from the Incident Action Plan. When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds manageable span of control, additional Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established.
