Responsibility for establishment and expansion of incident resources rests with the:

• A. Operations chief
• B. Incident commander
• C. Planning section
• D. Incident events

Answer: (B)

In incident management, the person in command on the scene has the authority to set incident priorities and ensure the right resources are available to meet objectives. The Incident Commander is responsible for establishing initial resource needs and authorizing any expansion as the situation evolves. They may delegate specifics to the Logistics Section Chief for obtaining and tracking those resources, but the decision to grow the resource pool rests with the Incident Commander. The Operations Chief handles executing tactical actions, the Planning Section develops the plan and analyzes needs, and “incident events” is not a defined role within the system. So the best answer is the Incident Commander, who holds overall command and responsibility for resource management at the incident.