INVOLVED -Ops Commander

Question 1

The introduction of ops commander is in compliance with?

What level does he/she operate at?

Answer 1

National incident command system - NICS

Silver - they are a member of the command team

Question 2

The detailed responsibilities of the ops commander must be given by the IC based on the DMM - where would you find an example of the type of info this may include?

Answer 2

It’s detailed in the appendices that may be used as an aide-memoire for incidents - on the CUs

Question 3

The IC has responsibility for the TM - at no time can tactics be changed from TMD to TMO without the ICs authorisation, except…?

At incidents where only one ops commander is in place what is their call sign?

And if multiple are in place?

Answer 3

Where that responsibility has been delegated to an ops commander

‘Operations commander’

They are distinguished by descriptive or alphabetical terms - such as operations commander factory block

Question 4

Ops commander surcoat?

Answer 4

Red yoke and orange/red lower body marked ‘operations commander’