Question

15. Which NIMS Management Characteristic helps to eliminate confusion caused by multiple, conflicting directives?

Answer 1

Chain of Command and Unity of Command are the NIMS Management Characteristic that helps to eliminate confusion caused by multiple, conflicting directives.

Explanation:

In an organisation of incident management there is an order for the command and it is organised as a hierarchy. This hierarchy is called as Chain of command. When one person shares all the reports and other view points to one supervisor allocated for him it is called as Unity of Command.

These two Unity of Command and Chain of commands plays a major role in the clarification of relation for the purpose of reporting. They are also helpful in those situations where there is a need for the elimination of confusions that are the results of instructions that are conflicting with each other. These commands helps all the managers to have a good control of the sub ordinates who work under them.