Which factor does not impact the complexity of an incident? a. community and responder safety b. potential hazardous materials c. political sensitivity, external influences, and media relations d. cost considerations of responding agencies

D. Cost considerations of responding agencies

Explanation:

The complexity of any incident is not affected by the costs related to the responding agencies. The cost or expenses borne by such agencies has no impact on the incident.

Other options has an adverse effect on the incident and will increase the difficulty of the situation or increase the complication of the situations.

Thus the answer is D. Cost considerations of responding agencies

The factor that does not impact the complexity of an incident is the const considerations of responding agencies. The NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System describes the Incident Complexity as criteria for incidents which are determined by the level of severity, difficulty, or total resistance met by incident management or reinforce personnel when trying to support or manage an incident to a successful conclusion or to handle one kind of incident or event contrasted to another type.

EXPLANATION:  

Incident Complexity is a mixture of factors involved that affect the probability of controlling an incident. Numerous factors decide the complexity of an incident, comprising, but not limited to, the area concerned, political sensitivity, threat to life and property, organizational complexity, jurisdictional boundaries, risk values, strategy and tactics, weather, and agency policy. Incident complexity is regarded when making an incident management level, staffing, and safety determination.

Incident complexity is measured on a five-point scale ranging from Type 5 (the least complex incident) to Type 1 (the most complex incident).

Various analytical tools have been progressed to help decision of the crucial factors concerned in the incident complexity. There are several factors that can be regarded in analyzing the incident complexity:

•Impact on life, economy, and property  

•Responder and community safety

•Potentially dangerous materials

•Weather and other environmental effects

•Possible falling events

•Potential crime scene (comprising terrorism)

•Political sensitivity, media relations, and external influences  

•Area included, jurisdictional boundaries

•Resources’ availability

LEARN MORE:  

If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we recommend you to also take a look at the following questions:

•Which NIMS component includes the incident command system (ICS)?

•Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to the number of subordinates that directly report to a supervisor?

KEYWORDS: incident complexity, NIMS, complexity, factors in analyzing incident complexity  

Subject  : Social Studies

Class  : 10-12

Sub-Chapter: Incident Complexity