The General Staff member who directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives is the Operations Section Chief.

Who This Question Applies To

This question comes from the Incident Command System (ICS) / NIMS training commonly used in emergency management, firefighting, law enforcement, EMS, and healthcare incident command. In that system, several General Staff positions support the Incident Commander, but only one is responsible for tactical operations in the field.

Why It Is the Operations Section Chief

  • The Operations Section is in charge of tactics and frontline actions needed to meet the incident objectives set by the Incident Commander.
  • The Operations Section Chief directs all response resources , assigns tasks, and supervises tactical activities during the incident.
  • Other General Staff (Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration) provide support, planning, and resources, but do not direct tactical actions.

Quick Exam-Style Framing

If you see this as a multiple-choice question such as:

“Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives?”
A. Planning Section Chief
B. Operations Section Chief
C. Tactics Section Chief
D. Operations Division Director

The correct answer is: B. Operations Section Chief.

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