Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements?
Possible Answers:
- Liaison Officer
- Safety Officer
- Public Information Officer
- Commander
The Correct Answer:
C. Public Information Officer of the Command and Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements
Explanation:
The command staff generally consists of a safety officer, a liaison officer, and a public information officer.
A public information officer is responsible for interfacing with the media and the public. These officers are also responsible for interacting with the other agencies to acquire the information related to the incident. The functioning distribution is divided by the incident commander, which depends entirely on the event’s size and type. The primary contact person for any kind of information and acquiring the response over the information in the incident is done by the public information officer.
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