Question

You are a Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist who normally works at the Public Works Planning office. You are directed to report to the Incident Command Post (ICP) and have been assigned to the Planning Section Chief and will report to her. You will be producing maps to display potential flooding impacts in the city and county. What NIMS Management Characteristics are you supporting?

Answer 1

Answer:

Chain of Command and Unity of Command

Information and Intelligence Management

Explanation:

Chain of Command dives into the hierarchical structure of the organization and Unity of Commands refers to the fact that every individual has a designated supervisor that they report to. This is supported by the information given because you report to the Planning Section Chief.

On the other hand, because you are producing maps you support the Information and Intelligence Management which deals with "gathering, analyzing, assessing, sharing, and managing incident-related information and intelligence."

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Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

Chain of Command and Unity of Command :

You are assigned to the Planning Section Chief to whom you will report. Therefore, this is Chain of Command and Unity of Command. Because you are assigned to a single superior.

Information and Intelligence Management :

Since your duty involves producing maps to display potential flooding impacts in the city and country, therefore, this is Information and Intelligence Management.