Question

A delegation of authority:

a. may be needed when the incident scope is complex or beyond existing authorities
b. relieves the granting authority of the ultimate responsibility for the incident
c. is required even if the incident commander is acting within his or her existing authorities
d. specifies the incident action plan to be implemented by the incident commander

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is letter "c. is required even if the incident commander is acting within his or her existing authorities." A delegation of authority is required even if the incident commander is acting within his or her existing authorities.